Philonthus hepaticus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in eastern Canada: are distribution gaps distinctive features or collecting artifacts? | Zendy

Christopher Majka | Zendy; Jean-Philippe Michaud | Zendy; Gaétan Moreau | Zendy; Aleš Smetana | Zendy

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Philonthus hepaticus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) in eastern Canada: are distribution gaps distinctive features or collecting artifacts?

Author(s) -

Christopher Majka,

Jean-Philippe Michaud,

Gaétan Moreau,

Aleš Smetana

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

zookeys

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1313-2989

pISSN - 1313-2970

DOI - 10.3897/zookeys.22.208

Subject(s) - biological dispersal , geography , range (aeronautics) , habitat , ecology , distribution (mathematics) , fragmentation (computing) , prehistory , archaeology , biology , demography , population , materials science , sociology , composite material , mathematical analysis , mathematics

Philonthus hepaticus Erichson is reported for the first time in eastern Canada, and for only the second time in Canada, from a specimen collected in New Brunswick. This discovery provides an opportunity to examine apparent distribution gaps in the range of some rove beetles found in the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Some of these gaps may be due to deficiencies in collecting effort, while others may result from historic and prehistoric dispersal pathways, habitat fragmentation, or physiographic or climatic factors that allow species to exist in areas beyond their primary geographic range

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