Two species of ant symbionts in colonies of Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) new to Norway

Two species of symbionts associated with the ant species Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) are recorded for the first time in Norway; Chennium bituberculatum Latreille, 1807 (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Pselaphinae) and Tetramopria cincticollis Wasmann, 1899 (Hymenoptera; Diapriidae, Diapriinae)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Staverløkk, Arnstein, Ødegaard, Frode
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Hymenoptera
Diapriidae
Tetramopria cincticollis
Coleoptera
Staphylinidae
Pselaphinae
Chennium bituberculatum
myrmecophily
Formicidae
Tetramorium caespitum
Myrmecinae
Rhabdepyris myrmecophilus
Centrotoma lucifuga
Norway
Fennoscandia
new records
VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480
VDP::Zoology and botany: 480
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3014728
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Summary:Two species of symbionts associated with the ant species Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) are recorded for the first time in Norway; Chennium bituberculatum Latreille, 1807 (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Pselaphinae) and Tetramopria cincticollis Wasmann, 1899 (Hymenoptera; Diapriidae, Diapriinae). Additional data on Rhabdepyris myrmecophilus Kieffer, 1904 (Hymenoptera; Bethylidae) and Centrotoma lucifuga Heyden, 1849 (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Pselaphinae) are given. publishedVersion

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