Euplectus elongatus Brendel, 1893

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 : 35

Euplectus elongatus Brendel, 1893 Map 3

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Charlotte Co., 10 km NW of New River Beach, 45.2110°N, 66.6170°W, 29.VI-16.VII.2009, R. Webster & C. MacKay, old growth eastern white cedar forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♂, RWC). York Co., 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 4-11.V.2009, 11-19.V.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel traps (4 ♂, RWC); same locality and forest type, 18.V-2.VI.2010, R. Webster & C. MacKay, Lindgren funnel traps (2 ♂, RWC); same locality and forest type, 27.VII-10.VIII.2010, R. Webster & C. Hughs (1 ♂, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Euplectus elongatus has been found in leaf litter and under bark of a decaying log ( Wagner 1975). In New Brunswick, adults were captured in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in an old eastern white cedar ( Thuja occidentalis L.) forest, and an old red pine forest. Adults were collected during June, July, and August.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( Davies 1991; Paquin and Dupérré 2002; Dollin et al. 2008; Bishop et al. 2009).