Ecclisister

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There are two species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae.

List of Ecclisister and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution
Ecclisister bickhardti Reichensperger, 1923 Eciton Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, and Brazil
Ecclisister costaericae Reichensperger, 1935 Eciton burchellii Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, and Brazil

REFERENCES

  • 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.
  • 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).