Fustigerinus (lat.) Is a genus of short-winged beetles from the subfamily Pselaphinae [1] .
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Distribution
Afrotropics : Equatorial and West Africa [1] [2] .
Description
Small reddish-brown beetles . Body length about 2 mm. Antenna from 3 segments. Nesting social parasites of ants . The species Fustigerinus formicarius was found in the nests of Pheidole Westwood, 1839 ( Formicidae ) [3] . The genus was first described in 1912 by the entomologist Erich Wasmann ( Erich Wasmann ; 1859-1931) [1] [4] [5] .
Systematics
The genus includes 8 species and is included in the subfamily Pselaphinae (tribe Clavigerini, subtriba Clavigerodina) [3] .
- Fustigerinus formicarius Bryant, 1943 - Africa
- = Fustigerodes formicarius Bryant, 1943
- Fustigerinus baloghi Celis, 1973 - Africa [6]
- Fustigerinus nasicornis Reichensperger, 1930 [7]
- Fustigerinus kohli Wasmann, 1912
- Fustigerinus hirsutus Wasmann, 1912
- Fustigerinus sp.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Nakládal, Oto & Hlaváč, Peter, 2018, New species and records of Clavigeritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) from Africa and Asia, Zootaxa 4402 (3), pp. 595-600
- ↑ Giorgio Sabella, Fabio M. Viglianisi & Ettore Petralia. (2012). Catalog of malgasy genera of Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802 and first data on the diversity of Pselaphid beetles population in the Amber Mountain National Park, Northern Madagascar (Coleoptera Staphylinidae) . - Biodiversity Journal, 2012, 3 (4): 429-444.
- ↑ 1 2 Hlavac, Peter. (2007). Revision of the subtribe Clavigerodina and an annotated catalog of South African Clavigeritae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) Archived March 30, 2018 on the Wayback Machine . African Invertebrates. Publisher: The Council of Natal Museum.
- ↑ Erich PSJ Wasmann , (1912). Neue Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Termitophilen und Myrmecophilen (No. 192) . Zeitschrift fur Wissenschaftliche Zoologie, 101: 70-115, pis. 5-7.
- ↑ Celis, M.-J. 1969a. Contributions a l'etude des Clavigerinae de l'Afrique (Coleoptera Pselaphidae). 1. Fustigerini recoltes au Gabon par MH Coiftait. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 80: 217-228.
- ↑ Celis M.-J. 1973. Clavigerinae recueillis en Congo-Brazzaville . Pousc. Zool. Budapest, XI, 1-2: 49-55.
- ↑ Reichensperger A. 1930. Clavigerinen des belgischen Congogebieten. I. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 19: 373–383
Literature
- Kistner, DH The social insects' bestiary. // In: HR Hermann (ed.), Social Insects, Vol. 3 .. - New York: Academic Press, 1982. - 244 p.
- Newton AF, Chandler DS 1989. World catalog of the genera of Pselaphidae (Coleoptera) . Fieldiana: Zool (New Ser) .53: iv + 1-93.
Links
- Pselaphinae (English) . faunaeur.org. - Taxonomy. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.
- Fustigerodes eol.org. - Taxonomy. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.
- Pselaphinae Latreille, 1802 (English) . biolib.cz. - Taxonomy. Date of treatment March 3, 2018.