Aleochara (Calochara) rubricalis (Casey, 1911)

Webster, Reginald P., Klimaszewski, Jan, Bourdon, Caroline, Sweeney, Jon D., Hughes, Cory C. & Labrecque, Myriam, 2016, Further contributions to the Aleocharinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) fauna of New Brunswick and Canada including descriptions of 27 new species, ZooKeys 573, pp. 85-216 : 87

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Aleochara (Calochara) rubricalis (Casey, 1911) Figs 1-8

Aleochara (Calochara) rubricalis (For diagnosis, see Klimaszewski 1984)

Material examined.

Canada, New Brunswick, Northumberland Co., Upper Graham Plains, 47.1001°N, 66.8154°W, 28.V-10.VI.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old black spruce forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♂, RWC). Restigouche Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A., 47.9064°N, 68.3441°W, 31.V-15.VI.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster // Old-growth white spruce & balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1 ♂, LFC); Jacquet River Gorge P.N.A., 47.8257°N, 66.0764°W, 15-29.VI.2014, C. Alderson & V. Webster // Old Populus balsamifera stand near river, Lindgren funnel traps 1 m high under trees (1 ♂, RWC). York Co., New Maryland, Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 8.X.2004, R.P. Webster, coll. // Regenerating mixed forest, baited with pile of decaying mushrooms (1 ♂, RWC).

Natural history.

Little is known about the biology of Aleochara rubricalis . One specimen was reported from a mouse nest ( Klimaszewski 1984). In NB, specimens were collected in Lindgren funnel traps in an old black spruce ( Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP) forest, an old-growth white spruce ( Picea glauca (Moench) Voss) and balsam fir ( Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) forest, and an old balsam poplar ( Populus balsamifera L.) stand near a river. One specimen was found among decaying mushrooms in a regenerating mixed forest. Adults were collected during May, June, and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, ON, NB ( Klimaszewski 1984; Bousquet et al. 2013). Aleochara rubricalis was previously known mainly from the west coast from BC south to CA and northern AZ, with one doubtful record from western ON ( Klimaszewski 1984). The records presented above indicate that this species is transcontinental in Canada.