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
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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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 |
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