Bastactister

There is a single species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae.

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List of Bastactister and their Host Ants

Genus and species	Author and Year	Ant Host	Distribution
Bastactister fernandi	Richensperger, 1939	ants	Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica

REFERENCES

• Kovarik, P.W. & Tishechkin, A.K. (2004) A new genus and species of Hetaeriinae (Coleoptera: Histeridae) from southwestern North America. Coleopterists Bulletin, 58, 317–327.

• Reichensperger, A. (1939) Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Myrmekophilenfauna Costa Ricas und Brasiliens VII, nebst Beschreibung der Königen von Eciton (Acamatus) pilosum. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, 73.