New distribution records for Canadian Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), and new synonymies for Trichiusa.
Fifty-four new Canadian provincial records of aleocharine beetles (Staphylinidae), including three new Canadian records and one new North American record, are presented. Of these, 33 are new provincial records for Saskatchewan, 14 for Alberta, two for British Columbia, three for Manitoba, two for the Northwest Territories and one for the Yukon Territory. The following are new Canadian records: Trichiusapilosa Casey [formerly reported from Nova Scotia and Ontario as Trichiusapostica Casey], Acrotonarecondita (Erichson) and the adventive Palaearctic Athetanigra (Kraatz), which is also a new North American record. Bionomics information and new locality records are provided. The following new synonyms of Trichiusapilosa Casey are established: Trichiusaatra Casey, Trichiusamonticola Casey, Trichiusaparviceps Casey, and Trichiusapostica Casey. The numbers of Aleocharinae remaining to be discovered in Canadian provinces and territories are discussed.
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7.
Jan
J
Klimaszewski
14A Thompson, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 0C4.
Benoit
B
Godin
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, 5320-122 Street, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5.
David
D
Langor
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7.
Caroline
C
Bourdon
Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 230E Earth Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H1.
Seung-Il
SI
Lee
14A Thompson, Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 0C4.
Denise
D
Horwood
Alberta; British Columbia; Canada; Coleoptera; Manitoba; Northwest Territories; Saskatchewan; Staphylinidae; Yukon Territory; new distribution records; new synonymy; rove beetles; species richness