New species and distributional records of Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Ontario, Canada, with a checklist of recorded species
Author
Brunke, Adam J.
Author
Klimaszewski, Jan
Author
Dorval, Julie-Anne
Author
Bourdon, Caroline
Author
Paiero, Steven M.
Author
Marshall, Stephen A.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.186.2947
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.186.2947
1313-2970-186-119
Atheta (Pseudota?) nescia (Casey, 1910)
New Ontario Record
Fig. 63Map 63
genitalia in Klimaszewski and Winchester (2002) (as
Atheta vancouveri
)
Material examined.
CANADA: ON:Huron Co., Auburn, hedgerow, 26.v.2010, A. Brunke, 1 (DEBU); Manitoulin Distr., Manitoulin I., Kip Fleming Tract, 8 km SW Gore Bay,
45°52'13"N
,
82°32'31"W
, oak savannah/alvar, pans nr. log, 23.viii to 30.viii.2010, Marshall et al., 2 (DEBU);same data except:malaise pans, 12.vi to 16.vi.2010, 1 (DEBU); Northumberland Co., Barr prop., 7 km NE Centreton, site 1,
44°7'40"N
,
77°58'57"W
, savannah, malaise pans, 16.vi to 27.vi.2011, Brunke and Paiero, 1 (DEBU).
Distribution.
Canada: BC, ON (
Klimaszewski and Winchester 2002
[as
Atheta vancouveri
Klimaszewski]). Native.
Comments.
The specimens form Ontario agree in most characteristics with British Columbian specimens of
Atheta nescia
except for the less robust antennae, particularly in males, and the median lobe in lateral view, with a slightly narrower tubus and more rounded apex (for illustrations of the genitalia of
Atheta nescia
see Figs 51-53 in
Klimaszewski and Winchester 2002
under the synonymic name
Atheta vancouveri
Klimaszewski). The spermathecae of the two species are similarly shaped. Therefore we tentatively associate the Ontario specimens with
Atheta nescia
but more specimens are needed from a broader distributional range to fully establish their identity.
The Ontario specimens were captured in sparsely treed, open habitats including savannahs and an agricultural hedgerow. Similarly, the specimens of
Atheta nescia
collected in British Columbia were primarily collected in clear-cut forests (
Klimaszewski and Winchester 2002
, as
Atheta vancouveri
).