Eucurtiopsis

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There are twenty species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae. Elytra broader than prothorax; trichome transversely incised; pronotum of most species with paired subapical dorsal processes; most species with branched setae on some part of the body.

The species of Eucurtiopsis represent a relatively northern radiation of Chlamydopsinae. Most of the known species have been described from Borneo and Sulawesi, but species have also been described from Taiwan and Japan, and as yet undescribed species are known from the Philippines (Tishechkin, personal communication).

List of Eucurtiopsis and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Eucurtiopsis adebratti Dégallier & Caterino, 2005 Malaysia: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis ashei Tishechkin and Caterino, 2007 Philippines: Luzon
Eucurtiopsis avis Tishechkin and Caterino, 2007 Philippines: Negros
Eucurtiopsis brendelli (Caterino, 2000) IND: Sul.
Eucurtiopsis carinatus (Caterino, 2000) IND: Sul.
Eucurtiopsis chungi Dégallier & Caterino, 2005 MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis danielssoni Dégallier & Caterino, 2005 MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis elongatus (Caterino, 2000) IND: Sul.
Eucurtiopsis gomyi Dégallier & Caterino, 2005 MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis hammondi (Caterino, 2000) IND: Sul.
Eucurtiopsis hiranoi Nishikawa, 1995 Japan
Eucurtiopsis kanaari Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis marinae Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis mazuri Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a MAL: Sar.
Eucurtiopsis mirabilis Silvestri, 1926 Taiwan
Eucurtiopsis ohtanii (Sawada, 1994) Japan
Eucurtiopsis tishechkini Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a Brunei
Eucurtiopsis reichenspergeri Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis viennai Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a MAL: Sab.
Eucurtiopsis zecki Dégallier & Caterino, 2005a MAL: Sab.

REFERENCES

  • Caterino, M. S. (2000). Descriptions of the first Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from Wallacea. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 143, 267–278.
  • Dégallier, N., and Caterino, M. S. (2005a). Notes taxonomiques sur les Chlamydopsinae et descriptions d’espèces nouvelles. - I. Genres Ceratohister Reichensperger, Eucurtiopsis Silvestri et Orectoscelis Lewis. Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique de France 110, 299–326.
  • Nishikawa, M. (1995). Notes on chlamydopsine histerid beetles of Japan, with description of a new species. Elytra 23, 257–261.
  • Sawada, K. (1994). New myrmecophilous Coleoptera in Nepal and Japan. Contributions from the Biological Laboratory, Kyoto University 28, 357–365.
  • Silvestri, F. (1926). Descrizione di une nuovi generi de coleotteri mirmecofili dell’Estremo Oriente. Bollettino del Laboratorio di Zoologia Generale e Agraria della R. Scuola Superiore d’Agricoltura. Portici. 19, 261–268