Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) quinquemaculatus LeConte, 1863

Webster, Reginald P. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Oxyporinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 263-271 : 265

Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) quinquemaculatus LeConte, 1863 Map 2

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Albert Co., Caledonia Gorge P.N.A., (Protected Natural Area) 45.8257°N, 64.7791°W, 6.VII.2011, R. P. Webster, old hardwood forest (sugar maple and beech), on Polyporus varius (1, RWC). Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1907°N, 67.6740°W, 23.VI.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (1 ♀, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1897°N, 67.6710°W, 25.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (1 ♂, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1898°N, 67.6766°W, 2.VI.2008, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in small brown gilled mushrooms on side of rotten log (3 ♂, RWC). York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8286°N, 66.7365°W, 11.VII.2006, 2.VI.2007, R. P. Webster, mature mixed forest, in gilled mushrooms (2 ♂, 1 ♀, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Oxyporus quinquemaculatus has a relatively narrow range of hosts (five genera in three families), with most records from the genus Pluteus ( Hanley and Goodrich 1995b). This species was also reported from Laccaria amethystina Murr., Psilocybe spadicea Fries, and Naematoloma sublateritium Karst. by Weiss and West (1920, 1921). In New Brunswick, this species was collected from gilled mushrooms (species not determined) and from Polyporus varius Fr. in mixed forests during June and July.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

ON, QC, NB, NS ( Campbell 1969).