The coastal rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Atlantic Canada: a survey and new records
Author
Majka, Christopher
Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS, Canada
Author
Klimaszewski, Jan
St. Francis Xavier University, Department of Biology, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Author
Lauff, Randolph
St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish ,, Canada
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ZooKeys
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Philonthus politus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
NOVA SCOTIA
:
Cape Breton Co.
:
Scatarie Island
,
Northwest Cove
,
8.VIII.2005
,
A. MacDonald
, under wrack on beach, (1,
CBU
)
;
Scatarie Island
,
Northwest Cove
,
11.VIII.2005
,
K.R. Aikens
and
A. MacDonald
, under wrack on beach, (1,
CBU
)
;
Digby
Co.
:
Brier Island
,
Pond Cove
,
15.IX.2005
,
J. Ogden
and
K. Goodwin
, rocky shore,
pitfall trap
, (1,
JOC
)
;
Halifax Co.
:
Sable Island
,
10.VI.1977
,
15.VI.1977
,
B. Wright
, (4,
NSMC
)
.
Philonthus politus
is found in all kinds of decaying organic matter (
Smetana 1995
). It is not particularly associated with coastal habitats. There are scattered records in
New Brunswick
, Newfoundland, and
Nova Scotia
(
Smetana 1995
) including a few (above) from coastal habitats. Its distribution in North America is shown in
Smetana (1995)
.