Isnus

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There is one species in this myrmecophilous genus.

List of Isnus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Isnus petasus Selman, 1962 Crematogaster nigriceps Afrotropical, Tanzania

REFERENCES

  • Agrain FA, Buffington ML, Chaboo CS, Chamorro ML, Schöller M. Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae). Zookeys. 2015 Dec 17;(547):133-64.
  • Selman BJ (1962) Remarkable new chrysomeloids found in the nests of arboreal ants in Tanganyika (Coleoptera: Clytridae and Cryptocephalidae). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 12: 295–299. doi: 10.1080/00222936208651247