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| Spirachtha | |
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| Spirachtha eurymedusa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Aleocharinae |
| Tribe: | Corotocini |
| Subtribe: | Corotocina |
| Genus: | Spirachtha Schiødte, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Spirachtha eurymedusa 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
[edit]There are three species assigned to this genus:[3]
- Spirachtha eurymedusa Schiødte, 1853
- Spirachtha mirabilis Mann, 1923
- Spirachtha schioedtei Mann, 1923
Distribution
[edit]The type species, Spirachtha eurymedusa, is found in Brazil, while the other two species are found in Guyana.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Spirachtha Schiødte, 1853". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ Seevers, Charles H. (1957). A monograph on the termitophilous Staphylinidae, Coleoptera. Fieldiana, Zoology. Vol. 40. Natural History Museum. pp. 1–334. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.3797.
- ↑ "Spirachtha Schiødte, 1853". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ 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.
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