Goniusa caysei

Goniusa caysei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Beetle
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Goniusa
Species:	G. caysei
Binomial name
Goniusa caysei Gusarov, 2003

One of three species of myrmecophiles in the genus Goniusa.

Distribution

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, District of Colombia, Texas; Canada:Manitoba

Biology

Ant hosts: Formica integra

REFERENCES

• Gusarov, V. 2003. A revision of the genus Goniusa Casey, 1906 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). Zootaxa 164: 1-20, 2003.

• Kistner, D. H. (1976) Revision and Reclassification of the Genus Goniusa Casey with a Larval Description and Ant Host Records (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Sociobiology, 2(1), 83-95.

• Maruyama, M. & J. Klimaszewski, 2004. A new species of the myrmecophilous genus Goniusa (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Canada. Elytra, 32(2): 315-320.