Leptacinus formicetorum

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Leptacinus aenigma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Leptacinus
Species: L. aenigma
Binomial name
Leptacinus aenigma
Märkel, 1841

Diagnosis

Description

Distribution

Europe

Biology

Ant host: Formica polyctena Predators, actively seeking out early developmental stages of ants


REFERENCES

  • Märkel, J. C. F. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der unter Ameisen lebenden Insekten. Zeitschrift für die Entomologie, 3: 203-225. (1841).