Physea hirta

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Physea hirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Physea
Species: P. hirta
Binomial name
Physea hirta
Leconte, 1853

Diagnosis

Description

Distribution

United States: Texas


Biology

Ant host: Atta mexicana

REFERENCES

  • Geiselhardt, S.F., K. Peschke & P. Nagel. 2007. A review of myrmecophily in ant nest beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae): linking early observations with recent findings. Naturwissenschaften 94(11): 871-894.
  • LeConte, J.L. 1853. Notes on the classification of the Carabidae of the United States. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, (Series 2) 10: 363-403.