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Cossyphodinus
This is a myrmecophilous genus of Tenebrionidae with twelve species. All are inquilines in the nests of ants.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossyphodinus basilewsky | Ferrer, 1993 | ants | Zambia | |
| Cossyphodinus beccarii | (Gestro, 1872) | ants | Ethopia | |
| Cossyphodinus bremeri | Ferrer, 1993 | Messor ferreri | Kenya | |
| Cossyphodinus bukavuensis | Basilewsky, 1950 | ants | Congo | |
| Cossyphodinus decimcarinatus | (Ferrer, 1990) | ants | Kenya | |
| Cossyphodinus georgeni | Robiche, 2005 | ants | Benin | |
| Cossyphodinus indicus | Wasmann, 1899 | ants | India | |
| Cossyphodinus joannae | Basilewski, 1960 | ants | Tanzania | |
| Cossyphodinus katanganus | Basilewsky, 1950 | ants | Congo | |
| Cossyphodinus leleupi | Basilewsky, 1950 | ants | Congo | |
| Cossyphodinus makuguensis | Basilewsky, 1952 | ants | Congo | |
| Cossyphodinus robichei | Ferrer, 2006 | ants | Mozambique |
REFERENCES
- Basilewsky, P. (1950b) Nouveaux Cossyphodides du Congo belge (Col. Cossyphodidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 43, 240–243.
- Basilewsky, P. (1952) Les Cossyphodidae de l'Afrique Noire (Coleoptera Heteromeroidea Tenebrionaria). Publicacoes culturais/Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), 14, 7–16.
- Basilewsky, P. (1960) Mission zoologique de l'I.R.S.A.C. en Afrique orientale (P. Basilewsky et N. Leleup, 1957). XVIII. Coleoptera Cossyphodidae. Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge Tervuren (Sciences Zoologiques), 81, 317–318.
- Collingwood, C. A. 1993a. Description of the host ant of Cossyphodinus bremeri Ferrer sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Pp. 229-231 in: Ferrer, J., Collingwood, C. A. New species of |Cossyphodinus| from Africa (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) and description of the host ant |Messor ferreri| sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomofauna 14:221-232. (page 229, Figs. 13-15 worker described)
- Ferrer, J. (2006) Tenebrionidos nuevos o interesantes de Mozambique, colectados por Gianfranco Curletti (1996, 1999) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Rivista Piemontese di Storia Naturale, 27, 275–308.
- Ferrer, J. & Collingwood, C. A. (1993) New species of Cossyphodinae from Africa (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) and description of the host ant Messor ferreri sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Entomofauna, 14, 221–232.
- Gestro, R. (1874) Diagnose d'un Coléoptère nouveau de la famille des Colydiens. Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques, 1, 443.
- Robiche, G. (2005) Première observation du genre Cossyphodinus Wasmann en Afrique occidentale et déscription d'une nouvelle espèce de la republique du Benin (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Cossyphodinae). Lambillionea, 105, 223–226.
- Wasmann, E. (1899) Neue Termitophilen und Myrmecophilen aus Indien. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 1899, 145–169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mmnd.48018990135