Termitophya

Termitophya
Termitophya araujoi, lateral view
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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 recorded from the neotropical region, associated to termites of the genera Anoplotermes and Nasutitermes.

Species

The following species are assigned to this genus:

Distribution

Species in this genus are found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Trinidad & Tobago.

References

  1. ↑ "Termitophya Wasmann, 1902". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Wasmann, E. (1902) Species novae insectorum termitophilorum ex America meridionali. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 45.
  3. ↑ "Termitophya Wasmann, 1902". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  4. ↑ 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.

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