Bledius basalis LeConte, 1863

Webster, Reginald P., Davies, Anthony E., Klimaszewski, Jan & Bourdon, Caroline, 2016, Further contributions to the staphylinid fauna of New Brunswick, Canada, and the USA, with descriptions of two new Proteinus species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), ZooKeys 573, pp. 31-83 : 47

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Bledius basalis LeConte, 1863

Note.

Bledius basalis was reported by Majka et al. (2008) from Jemseg, NB from moist bare clay in a silver maple forest 70 km inland from the Bay of Fundy. Majka considered this location unusual as this species is typically associated with slightly vegetated sand flats adjacent to the ocean ( Herman 1976). This specimen, determined by C. Majka, was re-examined and was found to be Bledius annularis LeConte, a species previously known from the province. In NB, Bledius annularis typically occurs on moist clay banks along shaded brooks and rivers (Webster, unpublished). Bledius basalis is accordingly removed from the faunal list of the province.