Paussus dama

Paussus dama
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Beetle
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Paussus
Species:	P. dama
Binomial name
Paussus dama H.Dohrn, 1890

Diagnosis

Subgenus: Anapaussus

Distribution

Madagascar

Biology

Host ant Camponotus dufouri

REFERENCES

• Moore, W. & Robertson, J.A. (2014) Explosive adaptive radiation and extreme phenotypic diversity within ant nest beetles. Current Biology,24,1–5.