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 text ZooKeys 2008 2008-09-04 2 2 115 150 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.2.2 6a4658b7-ce15-45fb-8985-b925e1490704 1313–2970 576408 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) .