Tachinus vergatus Campbell, 1973**

Webster, Reginald P., Sweeney, Jon D. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick and eastern Canada: Tachyporinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 55-82 : 63

Tachinus vergatus Campbell, 1973** Map 11

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Queens Co., Cranberry Lake P.N.A, 46.1125°N, 65.6075°W, 21-28.VII.2009, 2.IX.2009, R. Webster & M.-A. Giguère, old red oak forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, RWC). Restigouche Co., Dionne Brook P.N.A. 47.9030°N, 68.3503°W, 14-28.VII.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old-growth northern hardwood forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC); same locality and collectors but 47.9064°N, 68.3441°W, 31.V-15.VI.2011, M. Roy & V. Webster, old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest, Lindgren funnel trap (1, RWC). Sunbury Co., Burton, SW of Sunpoke Lake, 45.7575°N, 66.5736°W, 16.IV.2005, R. P. Webster, red maple swamp, in leaf litter near margin of slow stream (1, RWC). York Co. Charters Settlement, 45.8340°N, 66.7450°W, 22.IV.2005, R. P. Webster, mature mixed forest, in wood pile under bark of spruce (3, RWC); same locality, collector and forest type but 45.8395°N, 66.7391°W, 23.IV.2008, mixed forest, in flight, collected with net between 15:00 and 18:00h (1, RWC); 15 km W of Tracy off Rt. 645, 45.6848°N, 66.8821°W, 22-25.IV.2009, 4-11.VIII.2009, R. Webster and M.-A. Giguère, old red pine forest, Lindgren funnel traps (2, AFC, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

Little is known about the habitat associations of this species.Two adults of this rare species were collected from deciduous leaf litter along a small stream and from alder litter on a lake margin ( Campbell 1975b). Others were taken from flight intercept traps ( Campbell 1988). In New Brunswick, adults were collected from under bark in a wood pile, from leaf litter near a stream, and with a net during an evening flight. Some individuals were collected in Lindgren funnel traps deployed in old red oak forest, an old-growth red pine forest, an old-growth white spruce and balsam fir forest, and an old-growth northern hardwood forest. Adults were collected during April, June, July, August, and September but most during April.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

AB,ON, QC, NB ( Campbell 1973, 1975b, 1988; Pohl et al. 2007).