Platyrhopalopsis meleii

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Platyrhopalopsis meleii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Platyrhopalopsis
Species: P. meleii
Binomial name
Platyrhopalopsis meleii
(Westwood, 1833)

Diagnosis

Description

Distribution

China, India, Pakistan

Biology

They are known from the nests of ants of the genus Carebara, particularly Carebara diversa.

REFERENCES

  • Wasman, E. 1904. Neue Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Paussiden, mit biologischen und phylogenetischen Bemerkungen. Notes from the Leyden Museum, 25:1–82