Boreostiba lagunae Lohse, 1990

Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 5364 (1), pp. 1-141 : 47

78. Boreostiba lagunae Lohse

(Illustrations in Lohse et al. 1990, Klimaszewski et al. 2021), Table 1

References. Lohse et al. 1990. Klimaszewski et al. 2021.

Distribution. Nearctic, recorded from A/S ( Klimaszewski et al. 2021). Canada: YT. USA (NCR): NH (NSR).

Collection and Habitat data. In NH one female was captured at 4850 feet. In Canada one female was found in litter on a shore in moss ( Lohse et al. 1990).

Material. USA, New Hampshire, Coos Co.: Mt. Jefferson, Caps Ridge Trail , 4850’, 11.IX.1987, A. Smetana ( CNC), 1 female .

Comments. This species is defined by its narrow body, very short elytra, and spermatheca with narrowly tubular capsule and long and thin stem ( Lohse et al. 1990, Klimaszewski et al. 2021). The male is unknown. The NH record represents a disjunct distribution of this species.