Aemulister

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There are two species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae.

List of Aemulister and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution
Aemulister borgmeieri Reichensperger, 1938 Eciton Costa Rica
Aemulister hirsutus (Helava in Helava et al., 1985) Eciton Costa Rica, Panama

REFERENCES

  • Helava, J.V.T. (1985) In: Helava, J. V. T., H. F. Howden & A. J. Ritchie. A review of the New World genera of the myrmecophilous and termitophilous subfamily Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Sociobiology, 10 (2).
  • Marseul, S. A. de. 1857. Essai monographique sur la famille des Histérides (Suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Séries 1-6 sér.3:t.5 : 397-516.
  • Reichensperger A. Neue Beiträge zur Artenkenntnis und zur Lebensweise myrmekophiler Histeriden. Verh d III int Kongr Ent (Zürich). 1926;2:184–203.
  • Reichensperger, A. (1938) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Myrmecophilen- und Termitophilen-fauna Brasiliens und Costa Ricas. V (Col. Hist. Staph.). Revista de Entomologia, 9 (1-2).
  • Alexey K. Tishechkin, Daniel J. C. Kronauer, and Christoph Von Beeren "Taxonomic Review and Natural History Notes of the Army Ant-Associated Beetle Genus Ecclisister Reichensperger (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae)," The Coleopterists Bulletin 71(2), 279-288, (27 June 2017).