| Display parents | 3 |
|---|---|
| Taxon | Spirachtha |
| Authority | Schiødte, 1853 |
| Type species | Spirachtha eurymedusa |
| Type species authority | Schiødte, 1853 |
Spirachtha is a genus of termitophilous beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Aleocharinae, described by the Danish entomologist Jørgen Matthias Christian Schiødte in 1853, and includes three species from the Neotropical region,[1] associated with termites of the genus Constrictotermes.[2]
Species
There are three species assigned to this genus:[3]
Distribution
The type species, Spirachtha eurymedusa, is found in Brazil, while the other two species are found in Guyana.[4]
References
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- ^ Seevers, Charles H. (1957). A monograph on the termitophilous Staphylinidae, Coleoptera. Vol. 40. Fieldiana, Zoology. Natural History Museum. pp. 1–334. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3797
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- ^ 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. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716285