Aleochara (Aleochara) curtula (Goeze)

Klimaszewski, Jan, Chandler, Donald S., Davies, Anthony & Bourdon, Caroline, 2023, Aleocharine rove beetles of New Hampshire, USA: new taxa and new records (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), Zootaxa 5364 (1), pp. 1-141 : 11

5. Aleochara (Aleochara) curtula (Goeze) †

(Illustrations in Klimaszewski 1984, Klimaszewski et al. 2018), Table 1

References. Goeze 1777. Klimaszewski 1984. Klimaszewski et al. 2018. Chatzimanolis et al. 2020.

Distribution. Palearctic; adventive in North America. Canada: BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC. USA: CT (NSR), GA, IL, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT.

Collection and Habitat data. Specimens were captured from June to September in NH using FIT, Malaise, pitfall, and window traps, and by sweeping marsh grasses. Specimens were found in pine-oak barrens, in pitfall traps placed in a slough zone and a fern zone, in an old burned field, a beaver pond area, on a fungus, feeding on carrion, and by a fish bait can. Elsewhere found in open habitats such as fields, sea beaches, and river margins, on carrion (dead fish, eel, bat, muskrat, squirrel); also, in other kinds of decaying organic matter such as dog scat, wrack on sea beaches, and in well rotted mushrooms ( Klimaszewski 1984, Klimaszewski et al. 2018).

Material. USA, Connecticut, Hartford Co.: Hartford , 11.VI.1999, G.T. Fisher, 1 sex? Hartford, Matianuck State Natural Area , 4.VI.2016, UConn CT Bioblitz, at carrion, 1 sex? Maine, Kennebec Co.: Augusta , 12.VIII.1947, A.E. Brower, in building, 1 sex? York Co.: West Lebanon, 3–9.VI.1991, D.W. Barry, UV lt., 1 sex?; 15–28.V.1990, 2 sex?; 29.V–11.VI.1990, D.W. Barry, FIT, 2 sex? Massachusetts, Hampden Co.: Brimfield St. Forest , 42.1077, -72.2507, 31.VII.2013, M.F. DiGirolomo, ( MFDC), 1 sex? New Hampshire, Grafton Co.: Bedell Bridge St. Park @ Oliverian Brook , 27.VIII–8.IX.1992, D.S. Chandler , FITrap, 1 sex?; 8–22.VI.1992, D.S. Chandler, malaise, 1 sex? Merrimack Co.: Concord Airport, 1 mi E Concord, CZ-4a, 13–26.VI.2001, C. Danderson, pine-oak barrens, pitfall trap, 1 sex?; 24.VII–9.VIII.2001, D.S. Chandler, malaise trap, 1 sex?; 9–22.VIII.2001, D.S. Chandler, pitfall trap, 1 sex? 1 mi N Concord, Merrimack River , 21.VIII–5.IX.1998, 1 sex?; 8–20.VIII.1998, D.S. Chandler, slough zone pitfall, 1 sex?; 24.VII–7.VIII.1998, S. Durley, fern zone pitfall, 1 sex? 1 mi NE Concord, Merrimack River , 14–28.VI.1999, D.S. Chandler, pitfall, 1 sex? Rockingham Co.: 1.5 mi S Exeter, Exeter River, 25.VII–7.VIII.1999, 1 sex?; 24–11.VII.1998, S. Durley, drier site, pitfall, 1 sex? Odiorne Point St. Park, 14.V.1982, D.S. Chandler, sweep marsh grass, 1 sex? Seabrook backdunes, 26.VII–10.VIII.1989, 3 sex?; 11–23.VIII.1989, D.S. Chandler, malaise, 1 sex?; 13–25.VII.1989, J.F. Burger, malaise, 1 sex?; 29.VI–12.VII.1989, 1 sex?; 26.VII–10.VIII.1989, D.S. Chandler, FIT, 2 females. Strafford Co.: 1 mi SW Durham , 11–18.VI.1987, D.S. Chandler, FIT, 3 sex?; 15.X–4.XI.1987, 1 sex?; 3–24.IX.1987, D.S. Chandler, FIT, 1 sex?; 21.VIII–2.IX.1987, D.S. Chandler, malaise, 1 sex? 4 mi W Durham , 23–27.VI.1982, R.M. Reeves, window trap, 1 sex? Durham , 11.XI.1994, W.J. Morse, fungus, 1 sex?; 27.V.1986, W.J. Morse, feeding on carrion, 10 sex? East Foss Farm , 1 km S Durham, 32m, 6–20.IX.2007, ZOOL 745/845 class, pitfall, old burned field, 2 sex?; 6–20.IX.2007, 2 sex?; 21.IX–4.X.2007, 3 sex?; 5–18.X.2007, ZOOL 745/845 class, FIT, old burned field, 1 sex? Spruce Hole , 3 mi SW Durham, 7–20.VIII.1987, D.S. Chandler, malaise, 1 sex? Thompson Farm, 3.5 km SW Durham , 14m, 1–15.IX.2005, ZOOL 745/845 class, pitfall, beaver pond area, 1 sex? New York, Westchester Co.: Armonk, Fordham Calder Ecol. Center , 22.IX.1970, D.J. Pirone, ground level fish bait can, 3 sex?