Euplatyrhopalus

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There are seven species in this myrmecophilous genus of Carabidae.

List of Euplatyrhopalus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Euplatyrhopalus aplustrifer (Westwood, 1833) ants India, Pakistan
Euplatyrhopalus armicornis (Fairmaire, 1896) ants Indonesia (Java, Sumatra)
Euplatyrhopalus macrophyllus (Van de Poll, 1890) ants Indonesia (Java)
Euplatyrhopalus simonis C.A. Dohrn, 1886 ants China
Euplatyrhopalus tadauchii Maruyama, Nomura & Sakchoowong, 2012 ants Thailand
Euplatyrhopalus vexillifer Westwood, 1874 ants Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Malaysia
Euplatyrhopalus wasmanni Emden, 1927 ants Indonesia, Borneo, and New Guinea


REFERENCES

  • van de Poll, J. R. H. N. 1890. Descriptions of two new Paussidae from the Malay-Islands. Notes from the Leyden Museum, xn : 1-4.
  • Westwood, J.O. (1833). "On the Paussidae, a Family of Coleopterous Insects". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 16 (3): 607–684.