Araeoschizus

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There are 47 species in this myrmecophilous genus of Tenebrionidae. Most are assumed to be inquilines in the nest of ants but their biology is relatively unknown and their relationships with ants is still a mystery.

Species List

  • Group I: The armatus Horn (1870) complex

  • Group II: The hardyi Papp (1981) complex

  • Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex

  • Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex

  • Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex

  • Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex

List of Araeoschizus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Araeoschizus aalbui Papp, 1981 ants Mexico, Baja California (type) Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus airmeti Tanner, 1945 Aphaenogaster, Pheidole oregonica, Pogonomyrmex salinus, Veromessor lariversi Idaho (type), Oregon, Nevada Group I: The armatus Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus alinae Dajoz, 1984 ants Utah, Grand County Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus andrewsi Papp, 1981 ants California (type) Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus antennatus Blaisdell, 1943 Neivamyrmex nigrescens , Pheidole grallipes Mexico: Baja California Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus apachensis Papp, 1981 ants Arizona, Apache County (type) Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus arizonicus Dajoz, 1989 ants Arizona Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex:
Araeoschizus armatus Horn, 1870 Pogonomyrmex salinus California (type), Idaho, Nevada Group I: The armatus Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus colossalis Papp, 1981 ants Arizona (type) Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus costipennis LeConte, 1851 ants California Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus decipiens Horn, 1890 Novomessor cockerelli, Myrmecocystus depilis, Pogonomyrmex rugosus, Solenopsis xyloni, Pheidole desertorum, Pheidole xerophila Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah; Mexico Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus disjunctus Papp, 1981 Pheidole hyatti, Pogonomyrmex barbatus California Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus dolenterus Papp, 1981 ants Mexico Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus doyeni Papp, 1981 ants California: Riverside County Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus duplicatus Casey, 1907 Pogonomyrmex occidentalis Idaho, Wyoming (type) Group I: The armatus Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus elegantulus Papp, 1981 ants Mexico: Baja California Sur Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus exiguus Casey, 1907 ants California Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus expeditionis Papp, 1981 ants Mexico Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus fimbriatus Casey, 1890 ants Arizona Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus giuliani Papp, 1981 ants Mexico Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus hardyi Papp, 1981 ants California (type) Group II: The hardyi Papp (1981) complex
Araeoschizus hardyorum Papp, 1981 ants Utah Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus hystrix Papp, 1981 ants Arizona, California Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus interjectus Papp, 1981 Pheidole hyatti Mexico: Baja California Sur Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus kaszabi Papp, 1981 ants California Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus kubai Papp, 1981 ants Arizona: Pima County Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus lariversi Papp, 1981 ants California (type) Group I: The armatus Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus lecontei Papp, 1981 ants Arizona: Cochise County (type) Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus limbatus Blaisdell, 1943 ants Mexico (type) Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus magdae Papp, 1989 ants Mexico Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus mexicanus Champion, 1892 ants Mexico (type)) Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus microcephalus Papp, 1981 ants California Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus orientalis Dajoz, 1991 ants Texas: Val Verde County Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus percellosus Papp, 1981 ants Mexico, Baja Californis (type) Group II: The hardyi Papp (1981) complex
Araeoschizus problematicus Papp, 1981 ants Mexico: Zacatecas Province Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus regularis Horn, 1870 Aphaenogaster, Pheidole vistana Arizona, Mexico Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus rufus Dajoz, 1991 ants California:Mono County Possible synonym of Araeoschizus armatus
Araeoschizus setosiformis Papp, 1981 Pogonomyrmex Utah Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus similaris Papp, 1981 ants New Mexico Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus simplex Casey, 1890 ants Texas: Presidio County, New Mexico, Arizona; Mexico Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus simulans Casey, 1907 ants California Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus squamulissimus Papp, 1981 ants Mexico: Baja California Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex
Araeoschizus sulcicollis Horn, 1870 Pogonomyrmex barbatus, Pogonomyrmex occidentalis, Pheidole bicarinata, Pheidole hyatti California, Nevada Group IV: The regularis Horn (1870) complex
Araeoschizus tenuis Casey, 1907 ants Arizona Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus texanus Dajoz, 1989 ants Texas: Brewster County Group VI: The simplex Casey (1890) complex
Araeoschizus utahensis Papp, 1981 ants Utah:San Juan County Group V: The costipennis LeConte (1851) complex
Araeoschizus wasbauerorum Papp, 1981 ants Mexico Group III: The limbatus Blaisdell (1943) complex

REFERENCES

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  • Blaisdell, R.E.: 1943. Contribution Toward the Knowledge of the Insect Fauna of Lower California. No. 7 Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae. -- Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 24:171-288, p1. 10 and 11 (pp. 214-216, p1. 11).
  • Casey, T.L.: 1890. Coleopterological Notices, II. -- Ann. New York Acad. Sci., 5:307-504 (pp. 368-370).
  • Casey, T.L. 1907. Revision of the North American components of the Tenebrionid subfamily Tentyriinae. Proc. Washington Acad. Sci., 9:275-522 (pp. 281, and 484-491).
  • Champion, G.C.: 1884-1893: Biologia Centrali Americana, Coleoptera 4 (1):1-XXXIV + 1-572 pp., 23 plates (see 1884:51 and 1892:490-491).
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