Pinaxister
There are four species in this myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae. All are known inquilines of Pheidole ants.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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Pinaxister decipiens | (Horn, 1883) | Pheidole | Arizona | |
Pinaxister henricischmidti | Reichensperger, 1939 | Pheidole | Central America | |
Pinaxister peninsularis | (Mann, 1924) | Pheidole | Central America, North America | |
Pinaxister setiger | (LeConte, 1860) | Solenopsis geminata | Texas |
REFERENCES
- Helava, J.V. T., H.F. Howden, and A.J. Ritchie. 1985. A review of the New World genera of the myrmecophilous and termitophilous subfamily Hetaeriinae. Sociobiology 10: 127-386.