Oligota pusillima
Notice: | This page is derived from the original publication listed below, whose author(s) should always be credited. Further contributors may edit and improve the content of this page and, consequently, need to be credited as well (see page history). Any assessment of factual correctness requires a careful review of the original article as well as of subsequent contributions.
If you are uncertain whether your planned contribution is correct or not, we suggest that you use the associated discussion page instead of editing the page directly. This page should be cited as follows (rationale):
Citation formats to copy and paste
BibTeX: @article{Webster2016ZooKeys, RIS/ Endnote: TY - JOUR Wikipedia/ Citizendium: <ref name="Webster2016ZooKeys">{{Citation See also the citation download page at the journal. |
Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Staphylinidae
Genus: Oligota
Name
Oligota pusillima Gravenhorst, 1806† – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
Material examined
Canada, New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 30.IX.2007, 5.X.2007, 27.IV.2008, 8.VIII.2010, 7.IX.2010, R.P. Webster, coll. // Mixed forest, in decaying (moldy) corncobs & cornhusks (2 ♂, 4 ♀, RWC); same data but 5.X.2007, 3.IX.2010 (1 ♂, 1 ♀, LFC).
Natural history
Oligota pusillima was found in a pile of decaying and moldy corncobs and cornhusks near a composter in a residential area adjacent to a mixed forest. Mites were abundant in the moldy corncobs and cornhusks where the specimens were collected. Adults were collected during April, August, September, and October.
Distribution in Canada and Alaska
NB (New Canadian record).
Comments
Oligota pusillima is considered a cosmopolitan species (Smetana 2004[1]). It was known in the USA from MA (Fauvel 1889[2]) and NY (synonyms Oligota linearis Casey and Oligota parallela Casey), but it was never before recorded from Canada.
Taxon Treatment
- Webster, R; Klimaszewski, J; Bourdon, C; Sweeney, J; Hughes, C; Labrecque, M; 2016: Further contributions to the Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) fauna of New Brunswick and Canada including descriptions of 27 new species ZooKeys, (573): 85-216. doi
Images
|
Other References
- ↑ Smetana A (2004) Subfamily Aleocharinae Fleming, 1921. In: Löbl I Smetana A (Eds) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 2. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, 353–494.
- ↑ Fauvel A (1889) Liste des coléoptères communs à l’Europe et à l’Amérique du Nord. D’après le catalogue de M. J. Hamilton. Avec remarques et additions. Revue d’Entomologie 8: 92–174.