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- Title
Thorictus bengalensis sp. nov., a new species of myrmecophilous beetle from India, West Bengal (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Thorictinae: Thorictini).
- Authors
HÁVA, Jiří; CHAKROVORTY, Arnob; BHATTACHARJEE, Banani; SAMADDER, Asmita
- Abstract
Thorictus bengalensis Háva & Chakrovorty sp. nov. from West Bengal, India is described, illustrated and compared with similar Indian species. Trichomyrmex destructor (Jerdon, 1851) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae, Crematogastrini) is the host ant species. The interaction has been studied from an urban rooftopgarden. The species Thorictus wroughtoni Wasmann, 1912 stat. nov. is elevated from subspecies to a separate species. The check list of Thorictus species recorded from India is added. Additionally, a Goblin spider species, Gamasomorpha sp. Karsch, 1881 (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneomorphae: Oonopidae) was observed to be inhabiting the same nest.
- Subjects
INDIA; BEETLES; SPECIES; ARACHNIDA; SUBSPECIES; ANTS; HYMENOPTERA
- Publication
Studies & Reports - Taxonomical Series, 2024, Vol 20, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1805-5648
- Publication type
Article