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Tetradonia
There are thirty-five species in this myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae beetle.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetradonia akrei | Jacobson & Kistner, 1998 | ants | Panama | |
| Tetradonia alvarengai | Borgmeier, 1959 | ants | Brazil | |
| Tetradonia laselvensis | Maruyama & von Beeren, 2016 | Eciton burchellii | Costa Rica | |
| Tetradonia laticeps | Jacobson & Kistner, 1998 | Eciton vagans, Eciton mexicanum | Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama | |
| Tetradonia lizonae | von Beeren & Maruyama, 2016 | Eciton hamatum | Costa Rica | |
| Tetradonia marginalis | Reichensperger, 1935 | ants | Costa Rica | |
| Tetradonia megalops | (Casey, 1906) | ants | Texas | |
| Tetradonia minuta | Jacobson & Kistner, 1998 | ants | Guatemala | |
| Tetradonia newtoni | Jacobson & Kistner, 1998 | ants | Mexico | |
| Tetradonia palenquensis | Jacobson & Kistner, 1998 | ants | Mexico | |
| Tetradonia tikalensis | Jacobson & Kistner, 1998 | Eciton burchellii | Costa Rica, Guatemala |
REFERENCES
- Jacobson, H. & D.Kistner 1998. A redescription of the myrmecophilous genus Tetradonia and a description of a new, closely related, free-living genus, Tetradonella (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Sociobiology 31(2): 151-279.
- von Beeren, C. M.Maruyama, D.J. Kronauer 2016. Community Sampling and Integrative Taxonomy Reveal New Species and Host Specificity in the Army Ant-Associated Beetle Genus Tetradonia (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Plos One 11(12).