A new ant-mimetic species of Metopiellus (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from the Northern Colombian Amazon

Autor: Gianpiero Fiorentino, Sebastian Ramirez, María C. Tocora
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ARPHA Preprints
DOI: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e76197
Popis: The genus Metopiellus (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) is confirmed in Colombia. A new ant-mimetic species of Metopiellus, Metopiellus guanano sp. nov. is described from northern Amazon. Major diagnostic characters and ecological data are given. A new symbiotic association (rove beetle and fungus-growing ants) is hypothesized for the genus Apterostigma (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) and recorded for the first time for the country.
Databáze: OpenAIRE