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Microsynodites
There are three species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsynodites ciliatus | (Bruch, 1923) | ants | Argentina |
| Microsynodites schmidti | Lewis, 1893 | ants | Brazil |
| Microsynodites strigilatus | (Reichensperger, 1931) | ants | Brazil |
REFERENCES
- Bruch, C. (1923) Estudios mirmecológicos, con la descripción de nuevas especies de Dípteros (Phoridae) por los Rr. Pp. H. Schmitz y Th. Borgmeier y de una araña (Gonyleptidae) por el Doctor Mello-Leitão. Revista del Museo de La Plata, 27.
- Lewis, G. (1893) On new species of Histeridae, and notes of others. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (6) 11.
- Reichensperger, A. (1931) Die Wirte der Mesynodites-Gruppe nebst Beschreibung neuer ecitophiler und termitophiler Histeridenarten (Coleopt. Hist.). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, 61.
- Tishechkin, A.K. (2007) Phylogenetic revision of the genus Mesynodites (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae) with descriptions of new tribes, genera and species. Sociobiology, 49 (1).