Boreophilia nomensis (Casey)

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 : 45

74. Boreophilia nomensis (Casey)

(Illustrations in Klimaszewski et al. 2021), Table 1

References. Casey 1910. Lohse et al. 1990. Gusarov 2003. Klimaszewski et al. 2016b, 2019, 2020, 2021.

Distribution. Nearctic. Canada: BC, YT. USA: AK, NH (NSR).

Collection and Habitat data. In NH found at high elevations in willow litter, and in dwarf Salix , Vaccinium , leatherleaf litter. Collected in August/September. In AK found in alpine tundra, and under rocks near snow fields. In Canada found in spruce and aspen forests with horsetail/shrub/grass undergrowth, and under rocks near snowfields ( Klimaszewski et al. 2021).

Material. USA, New Hampshire, Coos Co.: Mt. Washington, Alpine Garden, 7.VIII.1982, D.S. Chandler, sift willow litter, 1 male. Mt. Washington above tree line, 5200–5700’, 10.IX.1987, J.M. Campbell and A. Davies, dwarf Salix , Vaccinium , leatherleaf litter ( CNC), 1 male.

Comments. This record represents a disjunct extension in the distribution of this species, which is possibly a relict from the time of the last glaciation.