Ecitophya
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There are six species in this myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae beetle.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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Ecitophya bicolor | Reichensperger, 1933 | Eciton burchellii | Peru | |
Ecitophya consecta | Mann, 1921 | Eciton vagans | COSTRA RICA, BRAZIL | |
Ecitophya gracilima | Mann, 1925 | Eciton hamatum | Costa Rica | host specific |
Ecitophya rapaxae | Mann, 1926 | Eciton rapax | Bolivia, Peru | |
Ecitophya rettenmeyeri | Kistner & Jacobson, 1990 | Eciton lucanoides | Costa Rica | |
Ecitophya simulans | Wasmann, 1889 | Eciton burchellii foreli | Costa Rica | host specific |
REFERENCES
- Akre, R.D. 1966. Behavior of Staphylinidae associated with army ants (Formi- cidae: Ecitonini). J. Kansas Ent. Soc. 39: 745-782.
- Kistner, D. & H.Jacobson, 1990. Cladistic analysis and taxonomic revision of the ecitophilous tribe Ecitocharini with studies of their behavior and evolution (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Sociobiology 17(3): 333-465.
- Mann, W. M. Three new myrmecophilous beetles. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 59: 547-552. (1921).
- Mann, William M. 1926. New neotropical myrmecophiles. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 16(16): 448-455.
- von Beeren, C., A. Bruckner, M. Maruyama, G. Burke, J. Wieschollek, and D. J. C. Kronauer. 2018. Chemical and behavioral integration of army ant-associated rove beetles - a comparison between specialists and generalists. Frontiers in Zoology. 15:15. doi:10.1186/s12983-018-0249-x