Claviger (beetle)

Claviger
Claviger testaceus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Subfamily: Pselaphinae
Genus: Claviger

Claviger is a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae. About 40 species and subspecies are described, divided into two subgenera, Claviger (Claviger) and Claviger (Clavifer). Claviger displays unusual biological adaptations to myrmecophily. This pselaphid is of Palearctic distribution.

Species

Species list:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Borowiec ML, Ruta R, Kubisz D. New records of Claviger testaceus Preyssler, 1790 and C. longicornis Müller, 1818 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) in Poland with review of their habits. „Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne”. 79, s. 261-269, 2010
  2. ↑ Alfred F. Newton, Jr., Donald S. Chandler: World catalog of the genera of Pselaphidae (Coleoptera). Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1989 s. 63
  3. ↑ Löbl I, Smetana A: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Vol. 2. Hydrophiloidea-Histeroidea-Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books, 2004 ISBN 8788757749
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  5. Cammaerts R. Regurgitation behaviour of the Lasius flavus worker (Formicidae) towards the myrmecophilous beetle Claviger testaceus (Pselaphidae) and other recipients. „Behavioural Processes”. 34 (3), s. 241-264, 1995. doi:10.1016/0376-6357(94)00068-R.
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  7. Factors affecting the regurgitation behaviour of the ant Lasius flavus (Formicidae) to the guest beetle Claviger testaceus (Pselaphidae). „Behavioural Processes”. 38 (3), s. 297–312, 1996. doi:10.1016/S0376-6357(96)00040-X.
  8. Krüger E. Beiträge zur Anatomie und Biologie des Claviger testaceus Preyssl. „Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie”. 95 (2), s. 327-381, 1910.
  9. Päivinen J, Ahlroth P, Kaitala V, Kotiaho JS, Suhonen J, Virola T. Species richness and regional distribution of myrmecophilous beetles. „Oecologia”. 134 (4), s. 587–595, 2003. doi:10.1007/s00442-002-1141-z.