Atheta novaescotiae explained

Atheta novaescotiae is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America. It lives in a marine seashore environment, and has adaptations similar to rove beetles of the genus Tarphiota, which also live in these habitats.^[1]

Further reading

• Revision of the Arctic Aleocharinae of North America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). 1990. Lohse . G. A.. Klimaszewski . J.. Smetana . A.. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 44. 2. 121–202. 4008713.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.

Notes and References

1. Klimaszewski . Jan . Majka . Christopher G. . Langor . David . Review of the North American Tarphiota Casey, with a description of a new seashore-inhabiting Atheta species exhibiting convergent characteristics (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) . Entomological Science . March 2006 . 9 . 1 . 67–78 . 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2006.00155.x.