A review of Canadian and Alaskan species of the genus Liogluta Thomson, and descriptions of three new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae).
Fourteen species of Liogluta Thomson are reported from Canada and Alaska. Three of these are described as new to science: Liogluta castoris Klimaszewski & Webster, sp. n.; Liogluta microgranulosa Klimaszewski & Webster, sp. n.; and Liogluta pseudocastoris Klimaszewski & Webster, sp. n. The previously unknown male of Liogluta gigantea Klimaszewski & Langor, Liogluta quadricollis (Casey), Liogluta wickhami (Casey), and female of Liogluta granulosa Lohse are described, and illustrated. Liogluta aloconotoides Lohse is synonymized with Liogluta terminalis (Casey). New provincial and state records are provided for six Liogluta species. A key to species, revised distribution with new provincial records, and new natural history data are provided.
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4C7.
Jan
J
Klimaszewski
24 Mill Stream Drive, Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada E3C 1X1.
Reginald P
RP
Webster
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, 5320-122 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5.
David W
DW
Langor
University of Alaska Museum, 907 Yukon Dr., Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, 99775-6960.
Derek
D
Sikes
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4C7.
Caroline
C
Bourdon
14 A Thomson Rd., Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 0C4.
Benoit
B
Godin
Earth to Oceans Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, V5A 1S6.
Crystal
C
Ernst
Alaska; Aleocharinae; Canada; Coleoptera; Liogluta; taxonomic review