Bledius opaculus LeConte, 1863

Webster, Reginald P., Davies, Anthony E., Klimaszewski, Jan & Bourdon, Caroline, 2016, Further contributions to the staphylinid fauna of New Brunswick, Canada, and the USA, with descriptions of two new Proteinus species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), ZooKeys 573, pp. 31-83 : 47

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Staphylinidae

Bledius opaculus LeConte, 1863

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Kent Co., Kouchibouguac N.P., South Kouchibouguac Dune, 46.8251°N, 64.9079°W, 19.VII.2014, R.P. Webster // Sand/clay intertidal area behind sand dune, splashing sand/clay (2 ♂, 1 ♀, 8 sex undetermined, RWC; 4 sex undetermined, NBM).

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

QC, NB, NS, PE, NF ( Bousquet et al. 2013).

Natural history.

Specimens were collected by splashing sand/clay in an intertidal area with sparse vegetation behind a barrier sea beach (sand dune).