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Plaumanniola
This is a myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae with nine species. Most are assumed to be inquilines in the nests of ants. Their biology is relatively unknown and their relationships with ants is a mystery.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaumanniola regina | Jaloszynski, 2013 | ants | Brazil | |
| Plaumanniola sanctaecatharinae | Costa Lima, 1962 | Octostruma stenognatha | Brazil |
REFERENCES
- Jałoszyński, Paweł, 2013, A new species of the putatively myrmecophilous genus Plaumanniola Costa Lima, with notes on the systematic position of Plaumanniolini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae), Zootaxa 3670 (3), pp. 317-328 : 320-322
- O'Keefe, S.T. 2003: Revision of the Nearctic genus Papusus Casey (Coleoptera, Scydmaenidae). Memoirs on entomology international, 17: 257–309.