Euparixia
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There are ten species in this myrmecophilous genus of Scarabaeidae.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euparixia boliviana | Gordon & Mccleve, 2003 | ants | NEOTROPICAL(BOLIVIA, PERU) | |
| Euparixia bruneri | Chapin, 1940 | ants | Cuba | |
| Euparixia campbelli | Gordon & Mccleve, 2003 | ants | NEOTROPICAL(GUATEMALA, MEXICO) | |
| Euparixia costaricensis | Hinton, 1936 | ants | NEOTROPICAL(COSTA RICA, HONDURAS) | |
| Euparixia duncani | Brown, 1927 | ants | NEARCTIC(USA:ARIZONA), NEOTROPICAL(MEXICO:JALISCO, MORELOS, NAYARIT, SINALOA) | |
| Euparixia formica | Hinton, 1934 | ants | NEOTROPICAL(MEXICO:CHIAPAS, MÉXICO) | |
| Euparixia isthmia | Gordon & Mccleve, 2003 | ants | NEOTROPICAL(PANAMA, VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA) | |
| Euparixia mexicana | Gordon & Mccleve, 2003 | ants | NEOTROPICAL(MEXICO:COLIMA, JALISCO, NAYARIT, SINALOA, SONORA) | |
| Euparixia moseri | Woodruff & Cartwright, 1967 | ants | NEARCTIC(USA:LOUISIANA) | |
| Euparixia panamaensis | Gordon & Mccleve, 2003 | ants | Panama |
REFERENCES
- Chalumeau, F., & Gruner, L. (1974). Scarabaeoidea des Antilles Francaises. Annales De La Société Entomologique De France. Paris(N.S.) 10(4):781-819.
- Chapin, E. A. (1940). A revision of the West Indian beetles of the Scarabaeid subfam Aphodiinae. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington 89(3092):1-41.
- Gordon, R.D. & Mccleve, S. Five new species of Euparixia, with a revised key to species. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105(3):685-697. (2003).
- Maruyama 2010. A new genus and species of myrmecophilous aphodiine beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inhabiting the myrmecophytic epiphyte Platycerium sp. (Polypodiaceae) in the Bornean rainforest canopy. ZooKeys 34: 49-54
- Wojcik, D. P., W. A. Banks, D. M. Hicks, and J. W. Summerlin. 1977. Fire ant myrmecophiles: new hosts and distribution of Myrmecaphodius excavaticollis (Blanchard) and Euparia castanea Serville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleop. Bull. 31: 329-334.
