Amarochara inquilina ( Casey, 1906 )

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 : 184-185

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.22.152

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3790957

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/4830F11A-FFDE-FF9D-FF15-FDB6FCA6EC32

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scientific name

Amarochara inquilina ( Casey, 1906 )
status

 

Amarochara inquilina ( Casey, 1906) View in CoL

Fig 9, Map 9

Additional Records. CANADA, New Brunswick, Sunbury Co., Portobello Creek NWA, 45.9031°N, 66.4268°W, 11.IX.2006 (1 ♀, RWC) GoogleMaps . York Co., Charters Settlement , 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 27.IV.2006, 19.V.2006 (3 ♀, RWC) GoogleMaps ; Charters Settlement , 45.8286°N, 66.7395°W, 3.V.2006 (1 ♁, RWC) GoogleMaps .

Bionomic Notes. Adults were collected from the nests of a black Formica species of mound building ant. Some adults were collected by sifting soil from the top layer of the nest, including those reported in Assing (2007). However, the most efficient method for collecting adults was to place small boards on the ant nests and examine the un-

Map 9. Collection localities in New Brunswick, Canada of Amarochara inquilina .

derside of the boards on subsequent days. Adults of this species or A. formicina would often be found resting on the underside of the boards. Interestingly, A. inquilina was rarely found in Formica nests together with A. formicina . Adults were collected during April, May and September. Th is species probably overwinters in the adult stage. Collection method: sifting top layer of a nest, examining underside of boards placed on a nest.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska. NB ( Assing 2007).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Staphylinidae

Genus

Amarochara

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