Stenus (Stenus) erythropus Melsheimer, 1844

Majka, Christopher, Klimaszewski, Jan & Lauff, Randolph, 2008, The coastal rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Atlantic Canada: a survey and new records, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 115-150 : 132

Stenus (Stenus) erythropus Melsheimer, 1844

NEW BRUNSWICK: Albert Co.: Mary’s Point, 12.V.2007, C.G. Majka, coastline, (1, CGMC). NOVA SCOTIA: Pomquet Beach, IV.1996, R.F. Lauff, sand dunes, leaf litter, (2 female; 1 male, STFX). Digby Co.: Beaver River , 16-23.VII.1993, J. Cook, coastline, pitfall trap, (1, JCC). PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND: Queens Co. : Meadowbank, 27.V.1981, E.L. Drake, (1, UPEI) .

Stenus erythropus is newly recorded on Prince Edward Island. Its distribution in Atlantic Canada is shown in Fig. 13 . It was previously recorded from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ( Campbell and Davies 1991). Stenus erythropus is not a species hitherto noted from coastal habitats, and indeed there are a number of specimen records in the Maritime Provinces from inland, non-marine situations (unpublished data). Like many species in this genus they are frequently encountered near streams or in other aquatic situations ( Newton et al. 2000). As the above records indicate, in the Maritime Provinces they are occasionally found in coastal marshy and/or sand dune environments.

Paederinae

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Fig. 13. The distribution of Atheta vestita, Falagria dissecta, Myrmecopora vaga, Stenus erythropus, and Ochthephilum fracticorne in Atlantic Canada.