Termitophya is a genus of small termitophilous beetles of the family Staphylinidae ("rove beetles"), belonging to the order Coleoptera. The genus was described by the Austrian entomologist Erich Wasmann in 1902 and currently includes 11 species[1] recorded from the neotropical region, associated to termites of the genera Anoplotermes and Nasutitermes.[2]
| Termitophya | |
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| Termitophya araujoi, lateral view | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Aleocharinae |
| Tribe: | Corotocini |
| Genus: | Termitophya Wasmann, 1902 |
Species
editThe following species are assigned to this genus:[3]
- Termitophya amica Mann, 1923
- Termitophya araujoi Borgmeier, 1950
- Termitophya ecuadoriensis Seevers, 1937
- Termitophya emersoni Seevers, 1937
- Termitophya flaviventris Mann, 1923
- Termitophya heyeri Wasmann, 1902
- Termitophya holmgreni Wasmann, 1911
- Termitophya inornata Seevers, 1937
- Termitophya peruanus Kistner, 2006
- Termitophya piliventris Seevers, 1937
- Termitophya punctata Mann, 1923
Distribution
editSpecies in this genus are found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad & Tobago.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Termitophya Wasmann, 1902". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Wasmann, E. (1902) Species novae insectorum termitophilorum ex America meridionali. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 45.
- ↑ "Termitophya Wasmann, 1902". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ↑ Asenjo, Angélico; Klimaszewski, Jan; Chandler, Donald S.; Fierros-López, Hugo Eduardo; Vieira, Juliana S. (2019). "Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in Latin America: synopsis, annotated catalog, diversity and distribution". Zootaxa. 4621 (1): 1–406. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4621.1.1. PMID 31716285.
Further reading
edit- Borgmeier, T. 1950. Bemerkungen zu Dr. Creighton's Werk "The Ants of North America". Revista de Entomologia 21: 381–386.
- Emerson, A.E. 1935. Termitophile distribution and quantitative characters as indicators of physiological speciation in British Guiana termites (Isoptera). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 28(3): 369–395. doi:10.1093/aesa/28.3.369.
- Kistner, D.H. 2006. A review of some termitophiles from Peru, Ecuador and some other South American countries (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Sociobiology 47(2A): 581–662.
- Mann, W.M. 1923. New genera and species of termitophilous Coleoptera from northern South America. Zoologica; scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society 3(17): 323–366.
- Seevers, C.H. 1937. New species of termitophilous Staphylinidae from tropical America and the Solomon Islands. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 30(1): 1–23.
- Seevers, C.H. 1957. A monograph on the termitophilous Staphylinidae (Coleoptera). Fieldiana: Zoology 40: 1–334.
- Wasmann, E. 1902. Neues ueber die zusammengestzten Nester und gemischten Kolonien der Ameisen. Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Entomologie 7: 293–298.
External links
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Data related to Termitophya at Wikispecies- Occurrences on Ecdysis
