A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)

A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)

Atheta dominguezae (Coleoptera) is described from SR I lANKA where it is found with Hospitalitermes monocerus (Isoptera). Behavioral observations indicate that the beetles are termitariophiles. What is novel about this ttermitariophile is that this species was found to live in this same nest over a...

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Main Author: David H. Kistner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-08-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Atheta dominguezae
Hospitalitermes monoceros
termitariophiles
Sri Lanka
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/507
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spelling doaj-f4c8d8ce84164a4a9eef2c555f11be392021-10-04T02:15:37ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672014-08-0159410.13102/sociobiology.v59i4.507A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)David H. Kistner0State University of California, Chico Atheta dominguezae (Coleoptera) is described from SR I lANKA where it is found with Hospitalitermes monocerus (Isoptera). Behavioral observations indicate that the beetles are termitariophiles. What is novel about this ttermitariophile is that this species was found to live in this same nest over a period of 13 years . http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/507Atheta dominguezaeHospitalitermes monocerostermitariophilesSri Lanka
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A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)
Sociobiology
Atheta dominguezae
Hospitalitermes monoceros
termitariophiles
Sri Lanka
author_facet David H. Kistner
author_sort David H. Kistner
title A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)
title_short A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)
title_full A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)
title_fullStr A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)
title_full_unstemmed A New Species of Atheta (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Sri Lanka found with Termites (Isptera: Termitidae)
title_sort new species of atheta (coleoptera: staphylinidae) from sri lanka found with termites (isptera: termitidae)
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
series Sociobiology
issn 0361-6525
2447-8067
publishDate 2014-08-01
description Atheta dominguezae (Coleoptera) is described from SR I lANKA where it is found with Hospitalitermes monocerus (Isoptera). Behavioral observations indicate that the beetles are termitariophiles. What is novel about this ttermitariophile is that this species was found to live in this same nest over a period of 13 years .
topic Atheta dominguezae
Hospitalitermes monoceros
termitariophiles
Sri Lanka
url http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/507
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