Physea hirta

Physea hirta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Beetle
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Physea
Species:	P. hirta
Binomial name
Physea hirta Leconte, 1853

Distribution

United States: Texas

Biology

Ant host: Atta mexicana

REFERENCES

• Geiselhardt, S.F., K. Peschke & P. Nagel. 2007. A review of myrmecophily in ant nest beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae): linking early observations with recent findings. Naturwissenschaften 94(11): 871-894.

• LeConte, J.L. 1853. Notes on the classification of the Carabidae of the United States. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, (Series 2) 10: 363-403.

• Moore, W. & A. Di Giulio. 2006. Description and behaviour of Goniotropis kuntzeni larvae (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae: Ozaenini) and a key to genera of Paussinae larvae. Zootaxa 1111: 1-19.