Lucifotychus hirsutus Chandler, 1991

Webster, Reginald P., Chandler, Donald S., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Pselaphinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 31-53 : 45

Lucifotychus hirsutus Chandler, 1991 Map 19

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Restigouche Co., Berry Brook Protected Area (P.N.A.), 47.8140°N, 66.7578°W, 26.V.2007, R. P. Webster, old growth eastern white cedar swamp, in moss & leaf litter under alders (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

The single adult from New Brunswick was collected in moss and leaf litter under alders in an old-growth eastern white cedar swamp during May. Chandler (1991) reported this species most commonly from conifer leaf and log litters. It has also been collected from mosses in Canada.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

MB, QC, NB, NS, NF ( Chandler 1991).