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Zyras
This is a myrmecophilous genus of Staphylinidae with thirty-two species. Most are assumed to be inquilines in the nests of ants. Their biology is relatively unknown and their relationships with ants is a mystery.
| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zyras baihuamontis | Zhu-Qi, Li-Zhen, 2015 | ants | China | |
| Zyras cognatus | Markel, 1842 | ants | Norway | |
| Zyras collaris | (Paykull, 1789) | ants | Algeria, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Norway,Sweden, Russia | tergal gland |
| Zyras ecitonis | Mann, 1925 | Eciton hamatum | Panama | |
| Zyras fellowesi | Pace, 2012 | ants | China | |
| Zyras ferrunineiventris | Scheerpeltz, 1965 | ants | Myanmar | |
| Zyras funestus | (Gravenhorst, 1806) | ants | Norway | |
| Zyras glabricollis | Scheerpeltz, 1964 | ants | Myanmar | |
| Zyras haworthi | (Stephens, 1832) | Lasius fuliginosus | Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Japan, Russia, Tunisia | tergal gland |
| Zyras hirsutus | Cameron, 1943 | ants | Australia | |
| Zyras humeralis | Gravenhorst, 1802 | ants | Germany | |
| Zyras insperatus | Last, 1960 | ants | South Africa | |
| Zyras jansei | Last, 1958 | ants | South Africa | |
| Zyras librevillensis | Pace, 2012 | ants | Gabon | |
| Zyras limbatus | Paykull,1789 | ants | Belgian, | |
| Zyras longwangmontis | Pace, 1998 | ants | China | |
| Zyras lugens | Gravenhorst, 1802 | ants | Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Turkey | |
| Zyras malaybipunctatus | Pace, 2013 | ants | Malaysia | |
| Zyras nabanensis | Yan, Zhu-Qi & Li-Zhen Li, 2015 | ants | China | |
| Zyras obliquus | Casey, 1894 | ants | Canada, USA:Ohio | |
| Zyras obtusus | (Casey, 1893) | ants | North American | |
| Zyras planifer | Casey, 1894 | ants | North Carolina | |
| Zyras pseudobirmanus | Scheerpeltz, 1965 | ants | Myanmar | |
| Zyras puncticolllis | Péringuey, 1904 | ants | Congo, Kenya | |
| Zyras quasar | Dvořák, 1996 | ants | Vietnam | |
| Zyras rudis | (LeConte, 1866) | ants | Kansas, Washington, D.C. | |
| Zyras setosipennis | Scheerpeltz | ants | Myanmar | |
| Zyras setosivestis | Scheerpeltz, 1965 | ants | Myanmar | |
| Zyras tsavicola | Pace, 2008 | ants | Kenya | |
| Zyras unicornis | Dvořák, 1966 | ants | Vietnam | |
| Zyras vietnamicus | Dvořák, 1966 | ants | Vietnam |
REFERENCES
- Akino T (2002) Chemical camouflage by myrmecophilous beetles Zyras comes (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) and Diaritiger fossulatus (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae) to be integrated into the nest of Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Chemoecology 12:83–89
- CAMERON M. (1939): The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Coleoptera. Staphylinidae. – Vol. IV. Parts I-II. — London: 691 pp.
- DVOŘÁK M. (1996): Einige neue myrmekophile oder termitophile Arten des Tribus Zyrasini aus Südasien (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). — Coleoptera Schwanfelder Coleopterologische Mitteilungen 23: 1-15.
- HLAVÁČ P., NEWTON A.F. & M. MARUYAMA (2011): World catalogue of the species of the tribe Lomechusini (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). — Zootaxa 3075: 1-151.
- Klimaszewski, Jan, Georges Pelletier, Munetoshi Maruyama, and Peter Hlavác (2005) Canadian species of the Zyras group of genera and review of the types from America north of Mexico (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), Revue Suisse de Zoologie, vol. 112, no. 3
- PACE R. (1986): Aleocharinae della Thailandia e della Birmania riportate da G. de Rougemont (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). — Bolletino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 11 (1984): 427-468.
- PACE R. (2001): Aleocharinae aus Vietnam in der Sammlung des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). — Veröffentlichungen Naturkundemuseum Erfurt 20: 193- 200.
- PACE R. (2008): Nuovi dati, nuovo genere e tre nuove specie di Aleocharinae del Vietnam (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). — Lavori della Società Veneziana di Scienze Naturali 33: 7- 13.
- PACE R. (2010): Aleocharinae della Regione Orientale al Museo di Genova (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). — Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G. Doria" 102: 295-335.
- PACE R. (2012a): New data, new species, and two new genera of Aleocharinae from the Oriental Region (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). — Vernate 31: 319-360.
- Pace, Roberto. 2013. New distributional data, new species and three new genera of Aleocharinae from Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Tropical Zoology 26(1): 33-63.
- Yan, Zhu-Qi, Li, Li-Zhen (2015): New species and additional records of the subgenus Termidonia Motschulsky of the genus Zyras Stephens in China (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Zootaxa 4028 (1): 136-142, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4028.1.7