Paramyrmetes foveipennis

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Paramyrmetes foveipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Histeridae
Genus: Paramyrmetes
Species: P. paykulli
Binomial name
Paramyrmetes paykulli
Bruch, 1929

Diagnosis

Description

Distribution

Argentina

Biology

Ant host:The type series was found inside the refuse chambers of the ant Pogonomyrmex serpens Santchi, 1922. This species is apparently a specialized ant inquiline.


REFERENCES

  • Kanaar, P. (1979) Naamlijst van de in Nederland en het omliggende gebied voorkomende Histeridae (Coleoptera). Entomologische Berichten, 39 (2).