Redescription of the enigmatic neotropical inquiline Paramyrmetes foveipennis Bruch, 1929 with notes on myrmecophily (Coleoptera, Histeridae) in the Saprininae subfamily
The poorly-known and highly autapomorphic myrmecophilous Neotropical taxon Paramyrmetes foveipennis Bruch, 1929 is redescribed, figured and its lectotype designated. Notes on the evolution of the inquilinous lifestyle (myrmecophily) in the subfamily Saprininae are given.
Main Author: | Tomáš Lackner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2017-05-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=12690 |
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