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Aleocharine Rove Beetles of Eastern Canada (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae): A Glimpse of Megadiversity

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Abstract

Progress on the study of aleocharine beetles in eastern Canada during the 26 years since the first Canadian checklist was published is discussed and the accumulation of recorded species during this period is graphically illustrated. The fauna of New Brunswick has gone from nearly unknown (19 species) in 1991 to the most diverse in Canada with 299 species—a more than 15-fold increase. Other provincial faunas that have seen incredible growth in terms of known species composition include Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Ontario.

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  1. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Stn. Sainte-Foy, Québec, Quebec, Canada

    Jan Klimaszewski, Caroline Bourdon, Myriam Labrecque & Julie-Anne Dorval

  2. Research Associate, New Brunswick Museum, New Brunswick, Canada

    Reginald P. Webster

  3. Charters Settlement, New Brunswick, Canada

    Reginald P. Webster

  4. Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    David W. Langor

  5. Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

    Adam Brunke & Anthony Davies

  6. Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA

    Alfred F. Newton

  7. Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

    J. Howard Frank

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Klimaszewski, J. et al. (2018). Historical Review of Research on Eastern Canadian Taxa. In: Aleocharine Rove Beetles of Eastern Canada (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae): A Glimpse of Megadiversity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77344-5_2

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