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Five species of Oxyporinae: Oxyporus occipitalis Fauvel, Oxyporus quinquemaculatus LeConte, Oxyporus major Gravenhorst, Oxyporus rufipennis LeConte, and Oxyporus stygicus Say, are newly recorded from New Brunswick, bringing the number of Oxyporinae known from the province to eight. The first documented records from New Brunswick are provided for Oxyporus kiteleyi reported by Majka et al. (2011). Oxyporus occipitalis and Oxyporus major are newly reported for the Maritime provinces of Canada. Collection and habitat data are presented for all these species.
Staphylinidae, Oxyporinae, new records, Canada, New Brunswick
This paper treats new Staphylinidae records from New Brunswick of the subfamily Oxyporinae. The Oxyporinae of the New World were reviewed by
The following records are based in part on specimens collected as part of a general survey by the first author to document the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick.
Collection methodsOxyporinaewere collected from mushrooms. Mushrooms were placed in a plastic box, broken into pieces, and the adults aspirated into a vial. A description of the habitat was recorded for all collections. Locality and habitat data are presented exactly as on labels for each record. This information, as well as additional collecting notes, is summarized in the collection and habitat data section for each species.
Specimen preparationA few examples of male specimens were dissected to confirm their identity. The genital structures were dehydrated in absolute alcohol and mounted in Canada balsam on celluloid microslides, and pinned with the specimens from which they originated.
DistributionDistribution maps, created using ArcMap and ArcGIS, are presented for each species in New Brunswick. Every species is cited with current published distribution in Canada and Alaska, using abbreviations for the state, provinces, and territories. New provincial records are indicated in bold under Distribution in Canada and Alaska. The following abbreviations are used in the text:
Acronyms of collections examined and referred to in this study are as follows:
| AK | Alaska | MB | Manitoba |
| YT | Yukon Territory | ON | Ontario |
| NT | Northwest Territories | QC | Quebec |
| NU | Nunavut | NB | New Brunswick |
| BC | British Columbia | PE | Prince Edward Island |
| AB | Alberta | NS | Nova Scotia |
| SK | Saskatchewan | NF & LB | Newfoundland and Labrador |
AFC Atlantic Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
CNC Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NBM New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
RWC Reginald P. Webster Collection, Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada
ResultsFive species of Oxyporinae are newly recorded from New Brunswick, and the first documented records from New Brunswick of Oxyporus kiteleyi, bringing the number of Oxyporinae known from the province to eight (Table 1).
Species of Oxyporinae (Staphylinidae) recorded from New Brunswick, Canada.
| Family Staphylinidae Latreille |
| Subfamily Oxyporinae Fleming |
| Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) lateralis Gravenhorst |
| Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) occipitalis Fauvel** |
| Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) quinquemaculatus LeConte* |
| Oxyporus (Oxyporus) kiteleyi Campbell |
| Oxyporus (Oxyporus) major Gravenhorst** |
| Oxyporus (Oxyporus) rufipennis LeConte* |
| Oxyporus (Oxyporus) stygicus Say* |
| Oxyporus (Oxyporus) vittatus Gravenhorst |
Notes. *New to province, **New to Maritime provinces.
All records below are species newly recorded for New Brunswick, Canada, unless noted otherwise (additional records). Species followed by ** are newly recorded from the Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) of Canada.
The classification of the Oxyporinae follows
Subfamily Oxyporinae, Fleming, 1821
http://species-id.net/wiki/Oxyporus_occipitalis
Map 1New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1907°N, 67.6740°W, 23.VI.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (2 ♂, 5 ♀, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1940°N, 67.6800°W, 3.VII.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (1 ♂, 3 ♀, RWC).
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxyporus occipitalis.
The biology, life history, and fungal hosts of Oxyporus occipitalis were reported by
YT, BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB (
http://species-id.net/wiki/Oxyporus_quinquemaculatus
Map 2New Brunswick, Albert Co., Caledonia Gorge P.N.A., (Protected Natural Area) 45.8257°N, 64.7791°W, 6.VII.2011, R. P. Webster, old hardwood forest (sugar maple and beech), on Polyporus varius (1, RWC). Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1907°N, 67.6740°W, 23.VI.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (1 ♀, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1897°N, 67.6710°W, 25.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (1 ♂, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1898°N, 67.6766°W, 2.VI.2008, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in small brown gilled mushrooms on side of rotten log (3 ♂, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8286°N, 66.7365°W, 11.VII.2006, 2.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, mature mixed forest, in gilled mushrooms (2 ♂, 1 ♀, RWC).
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxyporus quinquemaculatus.
Oxyporus quinquemaculatus has a relatively narrow range of hosts (five genera in three families), with most records from the genus Pluteus (
ON, QC, NB, NS (
Additional New Brunswick records, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1907°N, 67.6740°W, 19.VIII.2004, 8.VIII.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in Boletus sp. mushrooms (2 ♂, 1 ♀, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1896°N, 67.6700°W, 26.IX.2007, R. P. Webster, hardwood forest, on group of Pholiota sp. mushrooms at base of dead standing beech (1 ♀, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1878°N, 67.6705°W, 18.VIII.2008, R. P. Webster, hardwood forest, in large orange gilled mushrooms [probably Gymnopilus spectabilis] near base of dead standing beech tree (5 ♂, 6 ♀, RWC, NBM); same locality and collector, 2.IX.2008, hardwood forest, on large orange gilled mushroom [probably Gymnopilus spectabilis] on side of rotten beech log (2 ♂, RWC); Jackson Falls, Bell Forest, 46.2200°N, 67.7231°W, 7.VIII.2009, R. P. Webster, mature hardwood forest, on large orange gilled mushroom [probably Gymnopilus spectabilis] on side of rotten beech log (7, NBM, RWC).
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxyporus kiteleyi.
QC, NB (
New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1907°N, 67.6740°W, 19.VIII.2004, 7.IX.2004, 14.IX.2005, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in Boletus sp. mushrooms (3 ♂, 2 ♀, RWC).
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxyporus major.
QC, NB (
New Brunswick, Albert Co., Caledonia Gorge P.N.A., 45.7692°N, 64.8093°W, 12.IX.2011, R. P. Webster, old hardwood forest (sugar maple and yellow birch), on Pholiota sp. mushrooms on yellow birch log (1, NBM). Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1940°N, 67.6800°W, 23.VI.2006, 3.VII.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, on Pleurotus sp. on dead standing trembling aspen (2 ♂, NBM, RWC). Restigouche Co., Mount Carleton Prov. Park, Mount Bailey, 47.4042°N, 66.9189°W, 3.IX.2006, R. P. Webster, old hardwood forest, on mass of Pholiota sp. mushrooms on large dead standing yellow birch (5 ♂, 4 ♀ (over 50 individuals observed), RWC).
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxyporus rufipennis.
ON, QC, NB, NS (
New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1940°N, 67.6800°W, 23.VI.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in Boletus sp. mushrooms (2 ♂, 1 ♀, RWC); Becaguimec Island in Saint John River, 46.3106°N, 67.5392°W, 13.IX.2006, R. P. Webster, mature mixed forest, on Pholiota sp. mushrooms on log (1 ♂, 3 ♀, NBM, RWC). Sunbury Co., Lakeville Corner, 45.9007°N, 66.2423°W, 10.IX.2006, R. P. Webster, silver maple forest, on Boletus sp. mushroom (2 ♂, RWC).
Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxyporus stygicus.
The biology, development, and a description of the larval characteristics of Oxyporus stygicus were reported by
QC, NB, NS (
We thank Caroline Simpson for editing this manuscript. Anthony Davies (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) and an anonymous reviewer are thanked for the helpful suggestions that improved this manuscript. Jon Sweeney (AFC) revised the first draft of this manuscript and provided very useful comments. Serge Laplante (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (CNC), Ottawa) is thanked for his help. David Malloch (NBM) is thanked for assistance determining fungi. The New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund and New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund are thanked for funding various insect surveys over the past 7 years. The Meduxnekeag River Association is thanked for permission to sample beetles at the Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve (which includes the Bell Forest). The New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (Fish and Wildlife Branch) is thanked for providing logistical support and issuing permits for sampling in the Protected Natural Areas. Survey work in the Caledonia Gorge Protected Natural Area was organized through the New Brunswick Museum with external funding from the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund, Salamander Foundation, and the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund.