Liogluta aloconotoides Lohse, 1990

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 : 98

Liogluta aloconotoides Lohse, 1990 Map 29 illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. (2011)

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Albert Co., Shepody N.W.A., Mary’s Point Section, 45.7320°N, 64.6765°W, 12.IX.2004, R. P. Webster, spruce forest, in dung (1 ♀, RWC). Carleton Co., Jackson Falls, "Bell Forest", 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 12-19.VII.2008, R. P. Webster, rich Appalachian hardwood forest with some conifers, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♂, RWC). Kings Co., Sussex, 3.VIII.1994 (J. Sweeney), pitfall control 3-3 (1 ♀, AFC). Madawaska Co., Loon Lake, 236 m elev., 47.7839°N, 68.3843°W, 21.VII.2010, R. P. Webster, boreal forest, small lake surrounded by sedges, treading sedges near Myrica gale bushes (1 ♂, 1 ♀, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Klimaszewski et al. (2011) reported this species from various forest types and on coastal limestone barrens in Newfoundland. Specimens from New Brunswick were collected from dung in a coastal red spruce forest, treading sedges along a small lake margin, from a Lindgren funnel trap deployed in a rich Appalachian hardwood forest with some conifers, and in a pitfall trap. Adults were collected during July, August, and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

YT, ON, QC, NB, NS, LB, NF ( Lohse et al. 1990; Majka and Klimaszewski 2008; Klimaszewski et al. 2008a).

Figures

Map 29. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Liogluta aloconotoides.