Two new genera and species of the termite symbiont lineage Termitohospitini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Bolivia and peninsular Malaysia
Author
Kanao, Taisuke
Author
Eldredge, K. Taro
Author
Maruyama, Munetoshi
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ZooKeys
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.254.4043
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.254.4043
1313-2970-254-67
Termitohospitini Seevers, 1941
Type genus:
Termitohospes
Seevers, 1941.
Diagnosis.
Members of the tribe
Termitohospitini
most closely resemble the tribe
Myllaenini
and
Masuriini
(sensu
Ahn and Ashe 2004
), and are hypothesized to be closely related based on the following combination of putative synapomorphies: 1) subapical marginal setae of maxillary lacinia with basal, paired cuticular processes (spinose scales of
Ahn and Ashe 2004
); 2) presence of a unique sensory patch on lateral surface of maxillary palpomere III; 3) anterolateral angles of mentum produced.
Species of
Termitohospitini
are diagnosable from all other
Aleocharinae
, including
Myllaenini
and
Masuriini
, by the following putative synapomorphies: 1) anterior tentorial arms of the head migrated anteriorly and disassociated from antennal fossae (
Seevers 1941
); 2) antennal fossae dorsally obscured by enlarged vertex (
Seevers 1941
); 3) maxillary lacinia with basal paired cuticular processes reduced in size; 4) processes of anterolateral angles of mentum reduced in size; 5) ligula broad and reduced in length.