Aleocharine rove beetles (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) associated with Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) I. Review of three genera associated with L. distinguenda (Emery, 1887) and L. mutabilis (Smith, 1861)
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Maruyama, Munetoshi
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von Beeren, Christoph
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Hashim, Rosli
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.59.510
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.59.510
1313-2970-59-47
Maschwitzia dilatata (Pace, 2005)
comb. n.
Wroughtonilla dilatata
Pace 2005
: 147 (original description).
Type locality.
Umran, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India.
Distribution.
Meghalaya, India.
Symbiotic host.
Unknown.
Diagnosis
.
This species is closely similar to
Maschwitzia ulrichi
in general appearance, but is distinguished from it by the pronotum being wider around the posterior margin and by the different shape of aedeagus, especially the apical part of the median lobe being less widened apically and largely excavated paramerally.
Comments.
Only the holotype has been known. The original description by
Pace (2005)
agrees well with the characteristics of the other congeners and he noted that this species is allied to
Maschwitzia derougemonti
. The symbiotic host is probably
Leptogenys distinguenda
or a related species.