Bighead Bark Rove Beetle

Olisthaerus megacephalus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Bighead Bark Rove Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Olisthaerus megacephalus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Staphylinidae
Habitat
under bark of coniferous trees (A295)
References: 
A294
A295
Distribution

Distribution

Listed as boreal and circumpolar in distribution (A294)
References: 
A294

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Nt: listed as occurring, but no localities provided (Campbell and Davies 1991).Campbell, JM., and A. Davies. 1991. Family Staphylinidae: rove beetles. In Checklist of beetles of Canada and Alaska. (Y. Bousquet ed.). Publication 1861/E, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
December 8, 2016

References

Habitat

  • Moore, I and EF Legner. 1973. (1973) The genera of the subfamilies Phloeocharinae and Olisthaerinae of America north of Mexico with description of a new genus and new species from Washington (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).. Can. Ent. 105(1): 35-41. - A294 Return
  • Webster RP., Sweeney JD., and DeMerchant I. (2012) New Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) records with new collection data from New Brunswick, Canada: Omaliinae, Micropeplinae, Phloeocharinae, Olisthaerinae, and Habrocerinae. ZooKeys 186: 7–29, doi: 10.3897/zookeys.186.2495 - A295 Return

Range Extent

  • Moore, I and EF Legner. 1973. (1973) The genera of the subfamilies Phloeocharinae and Olisthaerinae of America north of Mexico with description of a new genus and new species from Washington (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).. Can. Ent. 105(1): 35-41. - A294 Return