Trichoreninus

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This is a myrmecophilous genus of Histeridae (Hetaeriinae) beetles with nine described species.

List of Trichoreninus and their Host Ants
Genus and species Author and Year Ant Host Distribution Notes
Trichoreninus carltoni Tishechkin & Mercado, 2012 ants Honduras, Belize
Trichoreninus exclamationis (Reichensperger, 1931) ants Brazil
Trichoreninus flohri Lewis, 1891 ants Mexico
Trichoreninus geminus (Reichensperger, 1935) ants Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
Trichoreninus imbricatus Lewis, 1893 ants Brazil
Trichoreninus major (Bruch, 1923) ants Argentina, Brazil
Trichoreninus neo Tishechkin & Mercado, 2012 ants Costa Rica, Panama
Trichoreninus schwarzmaieri (Reichensperger, 1931) ants Brazil
Trichoreninus vianai Bruch, 1939 ants Argentina

REFERENCES

  • Bruch, C. (1923) Estudios mirmecológicos, con la descripción de nuevas especies de Dípteros (Phoridae) por los Rr. Pp. H. Schmitz y Th. Borgmeier y de una araña (Gonyleptidae) por el Doctor Mello-Leitão. Revista del Museo de La Plata, 27.
  • Bruch, C. (1939) Un nuevo histérido mirmecófilo (Coleopt.). Notas del Museo de la Plata, 4 (Zoología 22).
  • Lewis, G. (1891) On two new species of Mexican Histeridae. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, 27.
  • Lewis, G. (1893) On new species of Histeridae, and notes of others. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (6) 11.
  • Reichensperger, A. (1931) Die Wirte der Mesynodites-Gruppe nebst Beschreibung neuer ecitophiler und termitophiler Histeridenarten (Coleopt. Hist.). Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, 61.
  • Reichensperger, A. (1935) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Myrmekophilenfauna Brasiliens und Costa Ricas III (Col. Staphyl. Hist.). Arbeiten über Morphologische und Taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem, 2 (3).
  • Tishechkin, A.K.& A.M.C. (2012) Description of three new species of Nymphistrini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) from Central America. Zootaxa, 3500.