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| Kenocoelus | |
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| Female Kenocoelus johni | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pselaphinae |
| Genus: | Kenocoelus Broun, 1911 |
Kenocoelus is a genus of rove beetles (the family Staphylinidae) containing a number of species, all endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] It is part of the Trichonychini tribe, in the Pselaphinae subfamily of Staphylinidae.
Description
[edit]These are small beetles (body size 1.46–1.76mm) with short antennae and small, ovoid eyes.[3] They can be distinguished from similar genera of Trichonychini from their small size, short first antennal segment and pronotum without sulci.
Ant associations
[edit]Some species of Kenocoelus have been repeatedly collected within Huberia ant nests suggesting that the beetles are inquilines although interactions between the species have not been directly observed.[3]
Species
[edit]- Kenocoelus dimorphus Broun, 1911
- Kenocoelus johni Nomura & Leschen, 2015
- Kenocoelus mikonuiensis Nomura & Leschen, 2015
References
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- ↑ Leschen, R. A.; Lawrence, J. F.; Kuschel, G.; Thorpe, S.; Wang, Q. (2003). "Coleoptera genera of New Zealand" (PDF). New Zealand Entomologist. 26 (1): 15–28. Bibcode:2003NZEnt..26...15L. doi:10.1080/00779962.2003.9722105. S2CID 85828745.
- ↑ "Kenocoelus Boun 1911". New Zealand Organisms Register. Landcare Research New Zealand. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- 1 2 Nomura, Shûhei; Leschen, Richard A. B. (1 March 2015). "Myrmecophilous Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from New Zealand". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 69 (1): 121–152. doi:10.1649/0010-065x-69.1.121. ISSN 0010-065X. S2CID 86835873.
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