Myrmicophila motuoensis

One of two species of myrmecophiles in the genus Myrmicophila .

Myrmicophila motuoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Beetle
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Myrmicophila
Species:	M. motuoensis
Binomial name
Myrmicophila motuoensis Yin, 2021

Distribution

China

Biology

Ant host: Myrmica

REFERENCES

• Yin, Zi-Wei & Li-Zhen Li. In: Yin, Zi-Wei, Li-Zhen Li & Mei-Jun Zhao. Contributions to the knowledge of the myrmecophilous pselaphines (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae) from China. VIII. Myrmicophila tangliangi, a new genus and species of Batrisini from Yunnan. Sociobiology, 58 (1): 175-183. (2011).

• Zi-Wei Yin "A New Species of the Rare Myrmecophilous Genus Myrmicophila Yin and Li from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae)," The Coleopterists Bulletin, 75(3), 684-688, (7 December 2021)