Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region
The new species Thoracophorus venezuelanus and T. silvaticus are described. The ecological information from labels and that produced by more detailed studies in Central Amazonia indicate that tree canopies and tree trunks are main habitats of Thoracophorus species, and that many species might be ass...
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| description | The new species Thoracophorus venezuelanus and T. silvaticus are described. The ecological information from labels and that produced by more detailed studies in Central Amazonia indicate that tree canopies and tree trunks are main habitats of Thoracophorus species, and that many species might be associated with ants or termites. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aab50ce4fa2a4e87b964311a7278c74c2025-08-20T02:20:52ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74382010-01-01201010.1155/2010/138518138518Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical RegionUlrich Irmler0Ecology-Centre, University of Kiel, Olshausenstrasse 40, 24098 Kiel, GermanyThe new species Thoracophorus venezuelanus and T. silvaticus are described. The ecological information from labels and that produced by more detailed studies in Central Amazonia indicate that tree canopies and tree trunks are main habitats of Thoracophorus species, and that many species might be associated with ants or termites.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/138518 |
| spellingShingle | Ulrich Irmler Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| title | Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region |
| title_full | Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region |
| title_fullStr | Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region |
| title_short | Two New Species of the Genus Thoracophorus Motschulsky, 1837 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Osoriinae) with Remarks on Ecology of the Genus in the Neotropical Region |
| title_sort | two new species of the genus thoracophorus motschulsky 1837 coleoptera staphylinidae osoriinae with remarks on ecology of the genus in the neotropical region |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/138518 |
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