Atheta (Chaetida) longicornis (Gravenhorst)

Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 5364 (1), pp. 1-141 : 31

52. Atheta (Chaetida) longicornis (Gravenhorst) †

(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2007 a, 2018), Table 1

References. Gravenhorst 1802. Muona 1984. Klimaszewski et al. 2007a, 2013 a, 2018, 2021. Majka and Klimaszewski 2008. Webster et al. 2009. Michaud et al. 2010.

Distribution. Palearctic, adventive in North America. Canada: BC, NB, NF, NS, QC, SK. USA: CA, MN, ME (NSR), NH (NSR), OR.

Collection and Habitat data. The NH specimens were found in coastal backdunes, pig dung in pasture, and taken by FIT, window, and UV light traps. Collected from June to July. In Canada found in open habitats where it occurs in cow and horse dung, carrion, compost, rotting mushrooms, and other rotting organic substrates ( Klimaszewski et al. 2018). Some flying individuals were collected with an aerial net in late afternoon (15:00–18:00 h) in early spring in a mixed forest opening ( Webster et al. 2009).

Material. USA, Maine, York Co.: West Lebanon, 5–9.VII.1990, D.W. Barry, FIT, 1 male . New Hampshire, Carroll Co.: The Bowl , 2.5 mi NW Wonalancet, 8–14.VI.1984, D.S. Chandler, window trap, 1 female . Rockingham Co.: Seabrook backdunes, 12.VII.1989, D.S. Chandler, UV light, 1 female . 2 mi SE Epping , 31.VII.1986, S.C. Sherman, farm, pig dung in pasture, 1 male, 1 female .