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Amidobia

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This is a myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae with nine species.


List of Amidobia and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Amidobia bacilliformis (Bernhauer, 1921) ants Brazil
Amidobia creta Pace, 1985 ants Nepal, India
Amidobia ghumiana (Pace, 1987) ants India
Amidobia gratiosa (Bernhauer, 1934) ants China
Amidobia ming Pace, 2004 ants China
Amidobia perconvexa Pace, 2004 ants China
Amidobia smetanai Pace, 1998 ants China
Amidobia talpa (Heer, 1841) Formica polyctena EUROPE, RUSSIA (EUROPEAN, SIBERIA), UKRAINE, AZERBAIJAN, KOREA (N); USA (FL,MA)
Amidobia umbratica (Cameron, 1939) ants India

REFERENCES

  • Bernhauer, M. (1921) Neue Aleocharini aus Südamerika. 25. Beitrag zur Staphylinidenfauna Südamerikas. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 86 (A) (8).
  • Bernhauer, M. (1934) Siebenter Beitrag zur Staphylinidenfauna Chinas. Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt (Troppau), 8 (1).
  • Cameron, M. (1939) Coleoptera, Staphylinidae. Vol. IV. Parts I & II. In: Sewell, R. B. S. (ed.), Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor & Francis, London. xviii + 691 pp., pls. 1-3 [in 2 vols.].
  • Heer, O. (1841) Fauna Coleopterorum Helvetica. Pars I [fasc. 3], pp. 361-652. Orelii, Fuesslini et Sociorum, Turici [Zurich]. xii + 652 pp.
  • Pace, R. 1985. Aleocharinae riportate dall’Himalaya dal Prof. Franz. Parte I (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) (LII Contributo alla conoscenza delle Aleocharinae). Nouvelle revue d'entomologie (n.s.) 2(1): 91–105,
  • Pace, R. (1987) Staphylinidae dell'Himalaya Nepalese. Aleocharinae raccolte dal Prof. Dr. J. Martens (Insecta: Coleoptera). Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 93.
  • Pace, R. (1998) Aleocharinae della Cina: Parte II (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 105 (2).
  • Pace, R. (2004) Hygronomini e Athetini della Cina con note sinonimiche (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 111 (3).