Isnus
There is one species in this myrmecophilous genus.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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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