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Genus Myrmecosaurus

Myrmecophilous staph! - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus Myrmecophilous staph! - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus Myrmecophilous staph 2 - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus Myrmecophilous staph 2 - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus Myrmecosaurus ferruginous - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus Myrmecosaurus ferruginous - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus strange unmargined rove beetle? - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus strange unmargined rove beetle? - Myrmecosaurus ferrugineus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Paederinae
Tribe Lathrobiini
Subtribe Echiasterina
Genus Myrmecosaurus
Explanation of Names
Myrmecosaurus Wasmann 1909
Numbers
A single (adventive) species in our area, 7 spp. total(1)
Range
neotropical group, with one sp. in se. US (assumed introduced with Solenopsis invicta)(1)
Habitat
Solenopsis (Formicidae) nests(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.