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Atheta novaescotiae Klimaszewski and Majka 2006

  • 1. Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS, Canada
  • 2. St. Francis Xavier University, Department of Biology, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • 3. St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish ,, Canada

Description

Atheta novaescotiae Klimaszewski and Majka, 2006

NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary’s Point, 12.VIII.2004, C.G. Majka, ocean beach: beneath coastline drift, (3, CGMC).

Atheta novaescotiae was described by Klimaszewski et al. (2006). Its distribution in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and the French territory of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon is shown in Klimaszewski et al. (2006). It is herein newly recorded in New Brunswick. It is found only in beach-drift environments at the upper end of the littoral zone on both sandy and rocky oceanic beaches in Atlantic Canada. For further information on co-occurring Coleoptera see Klimaszewski et al. (2006).

Notes

Published as part of Majka, Christopher, Klimaszewski, Jan & Lauff, Randolph, 2008, The coastal rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Atlantic Canada: a survey and new records, pp. 115-150 in ZooKeys 2 (2) on pages 126-127, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/576408

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References

  • Klimaszewski J, Majka, CG, Langor, D (2006) Review of the North American Tarphiota Casey, with a description of a new seashore-inhabiting Atheta species exhibiting convergent characteristics (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). Entomological Science 9: 67 - 78.