Platyrhopalopsis
This is a myrmecophilous genus of Carabidae (Paussinae:Paussini:Paussina) beetles with three described species.
Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
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Platyrhopalopsis badgleyi | Fowler, 1912 | ants | Bhutan, India | subgenus Platyrhopalides |
Platyrhopalopsis meleii | (Westwood, 1833) | Carebara diversa | China, India, Pakistan | subgenus Platyrhopolopsis |
Platyrhopalopsis picteti | (Westwood, 1874) | ants | India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam | subgenus Platyrhopolopsis |
REFERENCES
- Fowler, W.W. (1912). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Coleoptera. General Introduction and Cicindelidae and Paussidae. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 467–468.
- Wasman, E. 1904. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Paussiden, mit biologischen und phylogenetischen Bemerkungen. Notes from the Leyden Museum, 25:1–82