Run to the nest: A parody on the Iron Maiden song by Corotoca spp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Run to the nest: A parody on the Iron Maiden song by Corotoca spp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Abstract Rove beetles belonging to the genus Corotoca (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) are termitophiles exclusively found in nests of Constrictotermes (Isoptera: Termitidae). We observed the reproductive behavior of Corotoca melantho and C. fontesi during host (Constrictotermes cyphergaster) foraging...

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Main Authors: Igor Eloi Moreira, Carlos Moreno Pires-Silva, Kézia Gomes Ribeiro, Bruno Zilberman, Maria Avany Bezerra-Gusmão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2019-05-01
Series:Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Subjects:
Passive dispersal
Termite
Rove beetle
Termitophily
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100218&lng=en&tlng=en

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