Discovery of Two Aleocharine Staphylinid Species (Coleoptera) Associated with Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) from Central Japan, with a Review of the Possible Natural Distribution of C. formosanus in Japan and Surrounding Countries

Sociobiology

Ryutaro Iwata¹ 

[1] College of Bioresource Sciences,Nihon University

关键词: Aleocharine Staphylinid Species;    Rhinotermitidae;    C. formosanus;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

Two termitophilous staphylinid beetles,Japanophilus hojoiMaruyama & Iwata andSinophilus yukoaeMaruyama & Iwata (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) are known to inhabit nests of a termite species,Coptotermes formosanusShiraki (Rhinotermitidae). Previously, these beetles had only been collected fromC. formosanusnests in the Nansei Archipelago, between Kyushu and Taiwan. Here, were report their existence in nests in the coastal regions of Wakayama Prefecture, Central Japan. A review of published records strongly supports the hypothesis that Nansei Archipelago, Kyushu and the coastal areas of Kii Peninsular of Honshu, constitute, at least, part of the natural geographic range ofC. formosanus .

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