Biology:Spirachtha
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Spirachtha is a genus of termitophilous beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Aleocharinae, described by the Danish entomologist Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte in 1853, and includes three species from the Neotropical region,[1] associated with termites of the genus Constrictotermes.[2]
Species
There are three species assigned to this genus:[3]
- Mann, 1923 Schiødte, 1853
- Spirachtha mirabilis Spirachtha eurymedusa
- Mann, 1923 Spirachtha schioedtei
Distribution
The type species, Spirachtha eurymedusa, is found in Brazil, while the other two species are found in Guyana.[4]
References
- ↑ "Spirachtha Schiødte, 1853". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8XPYS.
- ↑ Seevers, Charles H. (1957). A monograph on the termitophilous Staphylinidae, Coleoptera. Fieldiana, Zoology. 40. Natural History Museum. pp. 1–334. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3797. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/3797.
- ↑ "Spirachtha Schiødte, 1853". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4748246.
- ↑ 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. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716285. https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4621.1.1.
External links
- Spirachtha Ecdysis: Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo
Wikidata ☰ Q78687291 entry
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