Nymphister
There are four species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae. All are known inquilines from New World army ants.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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Nymphister kronaueri | von Beeren & Tishechkin, 2017 | Eciton mexicanum | Costa Rica | |
Nymphister monotonus | (Reichensperger, 1938) | Eciton hamatum | Costa Rica | |
Nymphister rettenmeyeri | Tishechkin and Mercado Cárdenas, 2012 | Eciton burchellii, Eciton hamatum, Eciton mexicanum | Costa Rica, Panama | |
Nymphister simplicissimus | Reichensperger, 1933 | Eciton burchellii, Eciton hamatum, Eciton mexicanum | Costa Rica |
REFERENCES
- Reichensberger A. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Myrmekophylen- und Termitophilenfauna Brasiliens und Costa Ricas v. (Col. Hist., Staph.). Revista de Entomologia (Rio de Janeiro). 1938;9:74–97
- Tishechkin, A.K. (2007) Phylogenetic revision of the genus Mesynodites Reichardt, 1924 (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Hetaeriinae) with description of new tribes, genera and species. Sociobiology, 47, 1–167.