Kanakopsis

There is a single species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae.

This distinctive chlamydopsine resembles members of the Orectoscelis lineage. However, it is distinguished by the combination of a distinct prementum, 3-segmented labial palpi, lack of an accessory epipleural stria, and lack of any frontal or anterior pronotal processes. It also apparently has a visible, though recessed, scutellum. This character requires additional confirmation (Caterino 2006).

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List of Kanakopsis and their Host

Genus and species	Author and Year	Host	Distribution	Notes
Kanakopsis amieuensis	Caterino, 2006		New Caledonia

REFERENCES

• Caterino, M. S. (2006). Chlamydopsinae from New Caledonia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 52, 27–64.

• Caterino, M.S. and N. Degallier. 2007. A review of the biology and taxonomy of Chlamydopsinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Invertebrate Systematics 21: 1-28.