Nymphister

There are four species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae. All are known inquilines from New World army ants.

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  Nymphister asking for a ride!

List of Nymphister and their Host Ants

Genus and species	Author and Year	Ant Host	Distribution	Notes
Nymphister kronaueri	von Beeren & Tishechkin, 2017	Eciton mexicanum	Costa Rica
Nymphister monotonus	(Reichensperger, 1938)	Eciton hamatum	Costa Rica
Nymphister rettenmeyeri	Tishechkin and Mercado Cárdenas, 2012	Eciton burchellii, Eciton hamatum, Eciton mexicanum	Costa Rica, Panama
Nymphister simplicissimus	Reichensperger, 1933	Eciton burchellii, Eciton hamatum, Eciton mexicanum	Costa Rica

REFERENCES

• Beeren von, C. & A.K. Tishechkin 2017. Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren & Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy. BMC Zoology 2-3.

• Reichensberger A. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Myrmekophylen- und Termitophilenfauna Brasiliens und Costa Ricas v. (Col. Hist., Staph.). Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 1938;9:74–97

• Tishechkin, A.K. (2007) Phylogenetic revision of the genus Mesynodites Reichardt, 1924 (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae) with description of new tribes, genera and species. Sociobiology, 47, 1–167.

• Tishechkin, A. K., and M. S. Caterino. 2009. A new North American genus of the Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae), with descriptions of six new species from U.S.A. and Mexico. Zootaxa 2311: 1-18.

• Tishechkin, A. K., and A. Mercado Cardenas. 2012. Description of three new species of Nymphistrini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) from Central America. Zootaxa 3500: 36-48.