Aenictobia

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This is a myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae with four species.


List of Aenictobia and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Aenictobiaba ferugsoni Kistner, 1997 ants Malaysia (Peninsula, Borneo)
Aenictobia longicornis Seevers, 1952 ants Philippines (Negros)
Aenictobia thoi Kistner & Jacobson, 1975 Aenictus laeviceps Malaysia (Selangor, Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra)
Aenictobia siamensis Maruyama, 2014 Aenictus hodgsoni Thailand

REFERENCES

  • Kistner, D.H.& H.R.J. (1975) A review of the myrmecophilous Staphylinidae associated with Aenictus in Africa and the Orient (Coleoptera; Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with notes on their behavior and glands. Sociobiology, 1 (1).
  • Kistner, D.H. (1997) In: Kistner, D. H. et al. New species, new genera, and new records of myrmecophiles associated with army ants (Aenictus sp.) with the description of a new subtribe of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera; Formicidae: Aenictinae). Sociobiology, 29 (2).
  • Maruyama, M. (2014) In: Maruyama, M., T. Komatsu, Y. Katayama, Xiao-Bin Song & W. Sakchoowong. Myrmecophilous rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus hodgsoni (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Thailand, with description of two new genera and +. Zootaxa, 3796 (2).
  • Seevers, C.H. (1953) Two new genera of myrmecophilous Staphylinidae from the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Science, 81.