Oxypoda vockerothi Klimaszewski et al., 2006a

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 : 199-200

Oxypoda vockerothi Klimaszewski et al., 2006a

Fig 22, Map 22

New Records. CANADA, New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1964°N, 67.6340°W, 31.V.2005, M.-A. Giguère and R.P. Webster (1 ♁, RWC) ; near Hovey Hill Protected Area , 46.1152°N, 67.7632°W, 10.V.2005 (1 ♀, RWC) . York Co., W of Canterbury near “ Browns Mountain Fen”, 45.9033°N, 67.6260°W, 2.V.2005, 29.IV.2006, M.-A. Giguère and R.P. Webster (1 ♁, 2 ♀, RWC) ; Charters Settlement , 45.8340°N, 66.7450°W, 21.V.2006, 5.V.2008 (1 ♁, 2 ♀, RWC) .

Bionomic Notes. Oxypoda vockerothi was collected in moist leaf litter along margins of vernal ponds in mixed forests, mixed forests with eastern white cedar, and in a hardwood forest. Nothing was previously known about the bionomics of this species. Adults were collected during April and May. Collection method: sifting.

Map 22. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Oxypoda vockerothi .

Distribution in Canada and Alaska. ON, NB (Klimaszewski et al. 2006; Gouix and Klimaszewski 2007).

Oxypoda vockerothi was previously known only from the type locality, Marmora, Ontario, Canada. Th e above records indicate that this species is more widely distributed in Canada.