Oxytelus sculptus Gravenhorst, 1806

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, Osorinae, and Oxytelinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 239-262 : 249

Oxytelus sculptus Gravenhorst, 1806 Map 21

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 21.VI.2004, 16.X.2004, 10.VII.2005, 27.VIII.2005, 6.IX.2005, 16.IX.2005, 26.IX.2005, 28.IX.2005, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in compost (decaying vegetables) (1 ♂, 1 ♀, 8 sex undetermined, NBM, RWC); same locality data, forest type, and collector but 29.VI.2005, u.v. light (1 ♂, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

This adventive species occurs in compost and manure of cattle, horses, and poultry. Most adults from New Brunswick were collected from compost (decaying vegetables). One individual was captured at an ultraviolet light. Adults were collected during June, July, August, September, and October.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS ( Campbell and Davies 1991; Majka and Klimaszewski 2008b). There are specimens of this species from MB (NIS lot (1994) determined by Anthony Davies (Anthony Davies, personal communication).