Platystethus americanus Erichson**

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Scaphidiinae, Piestinae, Osorinae, and Oxytelinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 239-262 : 250

Platystethus americanus Erichson** Map 22

Material examined.

New Brunswick, York Co., Charters Settlement, 45.8430°N, 66.7275°W, 25.IX.2004, 6.X.2005, R. P. Webster, regenerating mixed forest, baited with pile of decaying mushrooms (2, RWC); same locality and collector but 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 23.IV.2008, mixed forest, in flight, collected with aerial net between 15:00 and 18:00 h (1, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Newton et al. (2001) reported this species as common in cattle dung. In New Brunswick, adults of this species were sifted from decaying mushrooms and collected with an aerial net during a late afternoon flight. Adults were collected during April and September.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( Campbell and Davies 1991).