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Invertebrate enemies and nest associates of the leaf-cutting ant Atta texana (Buckley) (Formicudae, Attini).
By Waller, D.A. & J.C. Moser.
Westview Press, Boulder, CO., 1990
Cite: 911031 with citation markup [cite:911031]
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Waller, D.A. & J.C. Moser. 1990. Invertebrate enemies and nest associates of the leaf-cutting ant Atta texana (Buckley) (Formicudae, Attini). Pp. 256-273 In: Vander Meer, Robert, K., K. Jaffe and A. Cedano (eds.). Applied Myrmecology: A World Perspective. Westview Press Studies in Insect Biology. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. 741 pp.

Beetles listed in Waller et al. (1990), [MAQ's comments in brackets]
LA = Louisiana, TX = Texas - states were the surveys were conducted

Carabidae
Tachyura dolosa LA - infrequent [current name: Elaphropus (Barytachys) dolosus (LeConte)]

Histeridae
Acritus attaphilitus TX-LA - frequent [current name: Acritus attaphilus Wenzel]
Geomysaprinus (=Saprinus) sp. TX-LA - common [apparently: Geomysaprinus formicus (Hinton)]
Reninus salvini TX [likely a misidentification, see comment here]

Hydrophilidae
Oosternum attacomis LA - frequent in active detritus decomposition

Ptiliidae - (Featherwing Beetles)
Acrotichus sp. or Nephanes sp. LA - rare

Staphylinidae - Rove Beetles
Atheta sp. TX-LA
Belonuchus sp. - common
Tinotus sp. LA - common
Gen. sp. 1 LA
Gen. sp. 2 LA
Gen. sp. 3 LA - common
Gen. sp. 4 LA
[Pselaphinae - Ant-loving Beetles]
Melba sp. LA - rare
Pselaphine n. gen. n. sp. TX
[Scydmaeninae - Ant-like Stone Beetles]
Eumicrus sp. - Scydmaenus? TX [Eumicrus is now a syn of Scydmaenus]
Scydmaenus sp. LA - infrequent

Scarabidae
Cotinis longitarsus TX - common [current name: Cotinis nitida (Linnaeus). a widely dist. e. US sp.]
Euparixia moseri LA
Euphoriaspis aestuosa TX [current name: Euphoria discicollis (Thomson)]

Elateridae
?Conoderus xystus TX-LA - infrequent [current name: Conoderus xysticus (Candeze)]
Elaterid adults and larvae TX

Lycidae
Lycidae sp. LA - infrequent

Tenebrionidae (Alleculidae)
Hymenorus discretus TX - L. opacicollis? [apparently, the ranges of H. discretus and A. texana do not overlap]
Lobopoda opacicollis LA - in active detritus decomposition

Chrysomelidae
Megalostomis major TX [current name: Megalostomis dimidiata Lacordaire]