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A new species of the genus Actium (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from boreal old-growth forests of Quebec, Canada1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Donald S. Chandler  and
Pierre Paquin
Donald S. Chandler*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, United States of America
Pierre Paquin
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, California 92182-4614, United States of America
*
2Corresponding author (e-mail: [email protected]).
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Abstract

A new species, Actium abitibiense Chandler et Paquin sp. nov., is described and is associated with old-growth boreal forests in western Quebec.

Résumé

Une nouvelle espèce, Actium abitibiense Chandler et Paquin sp. nov., est décrite. Cette espèce est associée aux forêts boréale anciennes de l'ouest du Québec.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 136 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 753 - 757
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2004

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Footnotes

1

This is Scientific Contribution 2203 from the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station.

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