Ocyusa asperula Casey, 1894, 1893

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 : 192-193

Ocyusa asperula Casey, 1894

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New Records. CANADA, New Brunswick, Charlotte Co., 3 km SW of King Brook Lake , 45.3194°N, 67.4414°W, 27.V.2007 (1 sex undetermined, RWC) ; 3.0 km NW of Pomeroy Ridge , 45.3059°N, 67.4343°W, 5.VI.2008 (1 sex undetermined, RWC) . Northumberland Co. Goodfellow Brook PNA, 46.8943°N, 65.3796°W, 23.V.2007 (1 sex undetermined, NBM) . York Co. New Maryland, off Hwy 2, E of Baker

Map Į6. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Ocyusa asperula .

Brook , 45.8760°N, 66.6252°W, 6.IV.2005 (1 ♁, RWC) ; near Mazerolle Settlement , 45.8987°N, 66.7903°W, 9.IV.2006, (6 ♁, 3 ♀, LFC, RWC, NBM) ; 9.2 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6837°N, 66.8809°W, 22.V.2008 (1 ♀, RWC) .

Bionomic Notes. Most adults of O. asperula were found in grass litter and mosses (usually sphagnum) near small pools in eastern white cedar swamps, red maple ( Acer rubrum L.) swamps with eastern white cedar, and in alder swamps. Adults were collected in April, May and June. Collection method: sifting.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NB (first Canadian record) (Th is species was described from Rhode Island by Casey, 1894 [often cited as 1893]).