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Microconilon acuticollis
One of two species of myrmecophiles in the genus Myrmicophila .
| Microconilon acuticollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Beetle |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Microconilon |
| Species: | M. acuticollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microconilon acuticollis Besuchet, Claude & Hlaváč,2012 | |
Diagnosis
Similar to M. kuscheli sp. nov., but smaller, with head less evenly flattened ventrally, pronotum more transverse, antennomere III much longer and pronotum larger.
Description
Distribution
Fiji
Biology
Ant host: Biology. Unknown ant whose nest was in an ant plant of the genus Squamellaria.