Paussus favieri

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Paussus favieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Paussus
Species: P. favieri
Binomial name
Paussus favieri
Fairmaire, 1851

Diagnosis

Description

Type material. Holotype, male (NHMB); Label 1: Laos-NE, Xieng Khouang prov., 19°38.2′N 103°20.2′E, Ban Na Lam Phou Sane Mt., 20.–30.v.2009, 1420m, D.Hauck leg.; Label 2: Secondary mountain forest, flight intercept trap, Laos 2009 Expedition, NHMB Basel, NMPC Prague.

Distribution

Morocco, Spain

Biology

Host ant is Pheidole pallidula.

REFERENCES

  • di Giulio, A., E. Maurizi, P. Hlaváč, and W. Moore, “The long-awaited first instar larva of Paussus favieri (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussini),” European Journal of Entomology, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 127–138, 2011.
  • Escherich, C. “Zur naturgeschichte von Paussus favieri Fairm,” Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft, vol. 49, pp. 278–283, 1899.