Oligota parva Kraatz, 1862 Fig. 14A-G

Material

(DNA barcoded specimens). Germany: Bornheim-Hemmerich, Ortslage, 50.7596, 6.93151, 30.VII.2010, F. Koehler (2, ZSM); Bornheim-Hemmerich, Ortslage, 50.7596, 6.93151, 25.VIII.2013, GBOL-Team ZFMK (1, ZFMK); Wutha-Farnroda, Wartburgkreis, 50.947, 10.4214, 25.VIII.2012, GBOL-Team ZFMK (2, ZFMK) . Canada: Ontario: Kawartha Lakes, 44.296, -78.452, farm, malaise trap, 24.VII.2015, B. McClenaghan (1, CBG); same except 19.VII.2016 (1, CBG); Guelph, Arboretum, Urban Organic Farm, 43.5381, -80.222, compost heaps and mouldy hay pile, 17.IX.2017, M. Pentinsaari (4, CBG) .

Distribution.

Origin: West Palaearctic (adventive in North America). Canada: NB, ON [new record], PE. United States: CA, MA, MO, NV, TX.

Bionomics.

This species is generally found in anthropogenic habitats, including compost, dung, and old hay and grass (Klimaszewski et al. 2018). In Canada, it has been collected in compost and in ocean coastline drift at the top of the littoral zone (Klimaszewski et al. 2018).

Comments.

Oligota parva is a cosmopolitan species that is adventive in Canada. Here we newly report it from Ontario.