Atinus monilicornis

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Atinus monilicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Atinus
Species:
A. monilicornis
Binomial name
Atinus monilicornis
(Brendel, 1866)

Atinus monilicornis is a species of ant-loving beetle in the family Staphylinidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] It can be found in nests of the ant species Paratrechina faisonensis. [4]

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References

  1. "Atinus monilicornis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Atinus monilicornis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Nuhn, Terry P.; Wright, Charles G.; Farrier, Maurice H. (1992). "NOTES ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE ANT Paratrechina faisonensis (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. Temporary Publisher. 108 (1): 11–18. ISSN   0013-6220. JSTOR   24335147 . Retrieved 2023-03-24.

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