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Reninus

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This is a myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae (Hetaeriinae) beetles with 13 described species.

List of Reninus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Reninus amazoniae (Lewis, 1898) ants Brazil
Reninus arechavaletae (Marseul, 1870) ants Argentina
Reninus breyeri Bruch, 1940 ants Argentina
Reninus bruchi Reichensperger, 1927 ants Brazil
Reninus curvatus (Lewis, 1912) ants Brazil
Reninus distinguendus Desbordes, 1923 ants Argentina
Reninus meticulosus (Lewis, 1885) ants Panama
Reninus puncticollis Lewis, 1907 ants French Guiana
Reninus pygidialis (Reichensperger, 1926) ants Brazil
Reninus salvini (Lewis, 1888) ants Mexico
Reninus seminitens Schmidt, 1893 ants Bolivia
Reninus turritus Lewis, 1902 ants French Guiana
Reninus wagneri Desbordes, 1923 ants Argentina

REFERENCES

  • Bruch, C. (1940) Misceláneas Entomológicas V. Notas del Museo de la Plata, 5 (Zoología 44).
  • Desbordes, H. (1923) Description de deux Reninus nouveaux de la République Argentine et tableau de détermination des especes de ce genre (Col. Histeridae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 29 (5).
  • Lewis, G. (1885) New species of Histeridae, with synonymical notes. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (5) 15.
  • Lewis, G. (1888) Fam. Histeridae, pp. 182-244, pls. 4-8. In: Biologia Centrali-Americana. Insecta. Coleoptera. Vol. 2 (1). Taylor & Francis, London. xii + 717 pp., 19 pls.
  • Lewis, G. (1889) Note. In: On a new genus of Coleoptera (Trogositidae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (6) 4.
  • Lewis, G. (1902) On new species of Histeridae and notices of others. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7) 10.
  • Lewis, G. (1907) On new species of Histeridae and notices of others. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (7) 20.
  • Lewis, G. (1912) On new species of Histeridae and notices of others. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (8) 10.
  • Marseul, S.-A.de. (1870) Description d'espèces nouvelles d'Histérides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique, 13.
  • Reichensperger, A. (1926) Neue Beiträge zur Artenkenntnis und zur Lebensweise myrmekophiler Histeriden, pp. 184-203. III. Internationaler Entomologen-Kongress, Zürich, Juli 1925, 2 (Vorträge).
  • Reichensperger, A. (1927) Neue Myrmekophilen nebst einigen Bemerkungen zu bekannten (Coleopt.: Pauss. Clavig. Hist.). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 70.
  • Schmidt, J. (1893) Myrmecophile Histeriden aus Amerika. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift, 1893 (1).