Myllaena ludificans Casey, 1911

Webster, Reginald, Klimaszewski, Jan, Pelletier, Georges & Savard, Karine, 2009, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada. I. Aleocharinae, ZooKeys 22 (22), pp. 171-248 : 202-203

Myllaena ludificans Casey, 1911

Fig 24, Map 25

New Records. CANADA, New Brunswick, Charlotte Co. near New River, 45.2067°N, 66.6505°W, 13.VI.2008 (1 ♁, RWC). York Co., Mazerolle Settlement, 45.8729°N, 66.8311°W, 28.IV.2006 (1 ♁, 1 ♀, RWC).

Bionomic Notes. In New Brunswick, adults of M. ludificans were collected from gravel on the margin of a large brook on a gravel bar partially shaded by alders, and in grass litter on muddy soil along a sun exposed stream margin through a former beaver pond. Elsewhere, this species was collected from margins of ponds ( Klimaszewski 1982). In New Brunswick it was collected in April and June. Collection method: hand collecting (turning over cobblestones and pebbles), sifting.

Map 25. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Myllaena ludificans .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, QC, NB ( Klimaszewski 1982, Gouix and Klimaszewski 2007). Myllaena ludificans occurs throughout eastern North America from Oklahoma north to Ontario, Quebec and Massachusetts ( Klimaszewski 1982).