Witteia borneensis

Witteia borneensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Beetle
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Witteia
Species:	W. borneensis
Binomial name
	Witteia borneensis; (Pace, 1987)

Diagnosis

This species is closely similar in general appearance to Witteia dentilabrum sp. n. from Selangor, Malaysia, but is distinguished from it by the smaller body (3.0 mm) and the larger apical part of the spermatheca.

Description

Distribution

Malaysia Sabah, Borneo; Burma.

Biology

Ant host: Leptogenys

REFERENCES

Maruyama, Munetoshi, von Beeren, Christoph, Hashim, Rosli (2010): Aleocharine rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) associated with Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) I. Review of three genera associated with L. distinguenda (Emery, 1887) and L. mutabilis (Smith, 1861). ZooKeys 59: 47-60, DOI:

Pace, R. 2009. Aleocharinae dell'Irian Jaya (Nuova Guinea) al Naturkundemuseum di Erfurt (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). (230° Contributo alla conoscenza delle Aleocharinae). [Aleocharinae from Irian Jaya (New Guinea) in the Naturkundemuseum Erfurt (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae).] Veröffentlichungen des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt - VERNATE 28: 259–329. Reference page. [original description: p. 289, figs. 231-236]