# Austrospirachtha

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***Austrospirachtha*** is a genus of [rove beetle](/source/Rove_beetle) in the tribe [Corotocini](/source/Corotocini).[1][2][3]

The type species of the genus, *A. mimetes* has an elongated abdomen that is bent over the body with appendages that give it a termite like appearance. They are thought to live within the nests of termites of the genus *Nasutitermes*.[4]

## References

1. "Austrospirachtha". 9L9GB.

1. Pallardy, Richard (6 September 2023). ["Beetle grows 'termite' on back to steal food"](https://www.science.org/content/article/beetle-grows-termite-back-steal-food). *[Science.org](/source/Science.org)*

1. Zilberman, Bruno & Pires-Silva, Carlos M. (2023-08-23). ["A new species and morphological notes on the remarkable termitophilous genus Austrospirachtha Watson from Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)"](https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5336.3.8). *Zootaxa*. **5336** (3): 424–432. [doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.8](https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.8). [ISSN 1175-5334](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1175-5334). [PMID 38221085](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38221085)

1. Watson, J. A. L. (1973). "Austrospirachtha mimetes, a new termitophilous Corotocine from Northern Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylindae)". *Australian Journal of Entomology*. **12** (4): 307–310. [doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1973.tb01678.x](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.1973.tb01678.x). [ISSN 1326-6756](https://www.worldcat.org/issn/1326-6756)

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