Anomognathus athabascensis Klimaszewski, Hammond & Langor, 2016

Brunke, Adam J., Pentinsaari, Mikko & Klimaszewski, Jan, 2021, Integrative taxonomy of Nearctic and Palaearctic Aleocharinae: new species, synonymies, and records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), ZooKeys 1041, pp. 27-99 : 27

Anomognathus athabascensis Klimaszewski, Hammond & Langor, 2016 Fig. 17A-G

Material.

Non-sequenced specimens. Canada: Manitoba: Winnipeg , under bark of rotten 'N. aceroides’ [= Acer negundo ], 27.VIII.1918, J.B. Wallis (2, CNC) .

Distribution.

Origin: Nearctic. Canada: AB, MB [new record].

Bionomics.

The MB specimens were collected under bark, confirming that this species lives in a way similar to other members of the genus.

Comments.

Anomognathus athabascensis , recently described from Alberta ( Klimaszewski et al. 2016b), is newly reported from Manitoba. This native Nearctic species is likely transcontinental but rarely reported due to its small size and elusive habits.

Figures

Figure 17. Anomognathus athabascensis Klimaszewski, Hammond & Langor A habitus B median lobe of aedeagus in lateral view C spermatheca D male tergite VIII E male sternite VIII F female tergite VIII G female sternite VIII. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 0.2 mm (B-G). Illustrations after Klimaszewski et al. (2016 b).