Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) occipitalis Fauvel, 1864**

Webster, Reginald P. & DeMerchant, Ian, 2012, New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Oxyporinae, ZooKeys 186, pp. 263-271 : 265

Oxyporus (Pseudoxyporus) occipitalis Fauvel, 1864** Map 1

Material examined.

New Brunswick, Carleton Co., Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1907°N, 67.6740°W, 23.VI.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (2 ♂, 5 ♀, RWC); Meduxnekeag River Valley Nature Preserve, 46.1940°N, 67.6800°W, 3.VII.2006, R. P. Webster, mixed forest, in gilled mushroom (1 ♂, 3 ♀, RWC).

Collection and habitat data.

The biology, life history, and fungal hosts of Oxyporus occipitalis were reported by Hanley and Goodrich (1993, 1995a, b). This specieswasreported from 11 genera in seven families of fungi, but most individuals were reported from four genera ( Hanley and Goodrich 1993, 1995a, b). In New Brunswick, adults were collected from various species (species not determined) of gilled mushrooms in mixed forests during June and July.

Distribution in Canada and Alaska.

YT,BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB ( Campbell 1969).