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Martineziana
There are seven species in this myrmecophilous genus of Scarabaeidae.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martineziana argentina | (Harold, 1867) | ants | Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay | |
| Martineziana cambeforti | (Chalumeau 1983) | ants | Boliva, Argentina, Brazil, French Guiana. | |
| Martineziana dutertrei | (Chalumeau 1983) | fire ants | South America: Cuba, Guyana, United States (introduced) | |
| Martineziana excavaticollis | (Blanchard 1843) | ants | Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay. | |
| Martineziana separata | (Schmidt, 1909) | ants | Paraguay | |
| Martineziana simplex | (Balthasar, 1963) | ants | NEOTROPICAL(BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA, BRAZIL:MATO GROSSO, PARÁ, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, FRENCH GUIANA) | |
| Martineziana vandykei | (Hinton, 1936) | ants | Mexico |
REFERENCES
- Chalumeau, F. 1983. Batesiana et Martinezia, nouveux genres d’Eupariini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) du nouveau monde. Bulletin Mensuel de la Societe Linneenne de Lyon 52(5): 142-153.
- Stebnicka, Z. T. 2007. New species of Iarupea Martínez and morphological specializations among related taxa associated with ants and termites (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Eupariini). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 114(3): 573-590.
- Wojcik, D. P., W. A. Banks, D. M. Hicks, and J. W. Summerlin. 1977a. Fire ant myrmecophiles: new hosts and distribution of Myrmecaphodius excavaticollis (Blanchard) and Euparia castanea Serville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 31: 329-334.
- Wojcik, D. P., and D. H. Habeck. 1977b. Fire ant myrmecophiles: breeding period and ovariole number in Myrmecaphodius excavaticollis (Blanchard) and Euparia castanea Serville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 31: 335-338.
- Wojcik, D. P., W. A. Banks, and D. H. Habeck. 1978. Fire ant myrmecophiles: flight periods of Myrmecaphodius excavaticollis (Blanchard) and Euparia castanea Serville (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Coleopterists Bulletin 32: 59-64.