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 Brachygluta abdominalis (Aubé, 1833) Brachygluta abdominalis was reported in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by Majka and Ogden (2006) . Its distribution in Atlantic Canada and Maine is shown in Majka and Ogden (2006) . The species is found in leaf litter in salt marshes and sand dune areas and in beach drift at the upper margin of the intertidal zone ( Majka and Ogden 2006 ). Species of Brachygluta are specialist predators of mites ( Hammond 2000 ).