Cordalia obscura Gravenhorst 1802**

Webster, Reginald P., Klimaszewski, Jan, Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, and an addition to the fauna of Quebec, Canada: Aleocharinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 83-118 : 102-103

Cordalia obscura Gravenhorst 1802** Map 37 illustration in Hoebeke (1985) Gouix and Klimaszewski (2007)

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 20.VI.2008, 9.IX.2009, 17.V.2010, 18.IX.2010, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in decaying (moldy) corncobs and cornhusks (1 ♀, 3 sex undetermined, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Hoebeke (1985) reported this adventive species in North America from various kinds of organic debris including grass clippings (sifting), from a Berlese sample of decaying vegetation and compost, from rotten bracket fungus, garden soil, and a trap baited with bacon. The specimens from New Brunswick were collected from decaying, moldy corncobs and cornhusks during May, June, and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB ( Hoebeke 1985).

Figures

Map 37. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Cordalia obscura.