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Pogostenus
There are six species in this myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae. Small, fairly wide short wings , usually somewhat flat. They often have reduced facet eyes and greatly shortened, cone-shaped antennae. The head may be covered by the pronotum.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pogostenus dessarti | Kistner, 1965 | ants | Central Africa | |
| Pogostenus ivoriensis | Kistner, 1958 | ants | Liberia | |
| Pogostenus mirabilis | Kistner, 1958 | ants | Nigeria | |
| Pogostenus morio | Kistner, 1963 | ants | Nigeria | |
| Pogostenus swifti | Jacobson & Kistner, 1975 | ants | Angola | |
| Pogostenus tanzaniensis | Pace, 1986 | ants | Africa |
REFERENCES
- Jacobson, H. R. & D. H. Kistner. (1975) New species and new records of the Pygostenini. In: The natural history of the myrmecophilous tribe Pygostenini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Section 11. , Sociobiology, 1 (3): 163-200.
- Kistner, D. H. The evolution of the Pygostenini (Coleoptera Staphylinidae). Annales du Musée Royal du Congo Belge, Tervuren (Série 8º: Sciences Zoologiques), 68: 1-198. (1958).
- Kistner, D. H. New species and new records of Pygostenini from Uganda and Kenya (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 39 (2): 135-148. (1963).
- Kistner, D.H. (1965) New species and new records of Pygostenini from Liberia, Ivory Coast and Cameroun (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 38 (4).
- Kistner, D. H. (1965) Some new species and new records of Pygostenini from Central Africa (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). , Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 72 (3-4): 225-233.
- Pace, R. (1986) Aleocharinae dell'Africa Orientale (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). , Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici, 78: 83-143.