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Rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) in yellow birch-dominated stands of southeastern Quebec, Canada: Diversity, abundance, and description of a new species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Jan Klimaszewski ,
David Langor ,
Karine Savard ,
Georges Pelletier ,
Donald S. Chandler  and
Jon Sweeney
Jan Klimaszewski*
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
David Langor
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre, 5320–122 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6H 3S5
Karine Savard
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
Georges Pelletier
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 du P.E.P.S., P.O. Box 10380, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Quebec, Canada G1V 4C7
Donald S. Chandler
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, United States of America
Jon Sweeney
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Atlantic Forestry Centre, 1350 Regent Street, P.O. Box 4000, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5P7
*
1 Corresponding author (e-mail: jklimasz@nrcan.gc.ca).
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Abstract

Rove beetle assemblages from forest dominated by yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt. (Betulaceae)) at two sites in southeastern Quebec were characterized in terms of composition, diversity, and relative abundance. In total, 143 species were collected over two seasons (June–August of 1999 and 2000). In the pretreatment year (1999), 88 species were found in uncut stands. In the post-treatment year, 116 species were found in treated (by patch harvesting and ground scarification) and control plots combined. Sixty-one species were common to the two sites, 27 species captured in the 1999 season were not recaptured in the 2000 season, and 55 additional species were captured in 2000. There are 23 new distribution records for Quebec, and one species, Atheta (Dimetrota) pseudomodesta Klimaszewski, sp. nov., is described. New bionomics data on relative abundance, seasonality, and the utility of different trapping methods are presented. Assemblage composition is compared with that of a red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg. (Pinaceae)) forest in New Brunswick.

Résumé

Les groupements de staphylins de la forêt mixte dominée par le bouleau jaune (Betula alleghaniensis Britt. (Betulaceae)) ont été caractérisés en termes de composition, diversité et abondance relative dans deux sites du sud-est du Québec. Au total, 143 espèces ont été récoltées pendant deux saisons (juin–août 1999 et 2000). Au cours de l’année précédant le traitement (1999), 88 espèces ont été trouvées dans la forêt intacte. Au cours de l’année suivant le traitement, 116 espèces ont été récoltées à la fois dans les secteurs traités (par coupe en trouées et le scarifiage) et témoins. Soixante et une espèces sont communes dans les deux secteurs, 27 espèces récoltées en 1999 n’ont pas été récoltées en 2000 et 55 espèces additionnelles ont été récoltées en 2000. Il y a 23 nouvelles mentions pour le Québec et une espèce, Atheta (Dimetrota) pseudomodesta Klimaszewski, sp. nov., est décrite pour la première fois. De nouvelles données bionomiques sur l’abondance relative, la distribution saisonnière et l’impact de différentes méthodes de piégeage sur les captures sont présentées. La composition des espèces est comparée à celle d’une pessière rouge (Picea rubens Sarg. (Pinaceae)) du Nouveau-Brunswick.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 139 , Issue 6 , December 2007 , pp. 793 - 833
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