TY - JOUR
T1 - Zyras (Diaulaconia) artemis sp. N., a new termitophilous species from Taiwan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Lomechusini)
AU - Liang, Wei Ren
AU - Maruyama, Munetoshi
AU - Li, Hou Feng
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Yen-Chiu Lan (University of Kang Ning) and Naomichi Tsuji (Kyushu University) for assisting field collection. This study was supported by grants from the Experimental Forest, National Taiwan University (105-A03-4 and 106-B11) and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (MOST 104-2311-B-005-002 and MOST 105-2628-B-005-003-MY3).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Magnolia Press.
PY - 2017/11/2
Y1 - 2017/11/2
N2 - The staphylinid tribe Lomechusini is known for the diverse associations with ants or termites. A new species of rove beetle belonging to Zyras (Diaulaconia) is found to be associated with the fungus-growing termite, Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki, 1909), and is showing meticulous predatory behavior. In the present study, this species is described as Zyras (Diaulaconia) artemis Liang, Maruyama & Li, sp. n. Its assignment to the subgenus Diaulaconia is based on the comparison of female spermatheca, male aedeagus, and male secondary characters. The habitus photographs and the line drawings of diagnostic characters and their variations are provided. The current knowledge about the taxonomy, phylogeny, and ecology of Diaulaconia is discussed. The checklist of Diaulaconia species of Taiwan is updated.
AB - The staphylinid tribe Lomechusini is known for the diverse associations with ants or termites. A new species of rove beetle belonging to Zyras (Diaulaconia) is found to be associated with the fungus-growing termite, Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki, 1909), and is showing meticulous predatory behavior. In the present study, this species is described as Zyras (Diaulaconia) artemis Liang, Maruyama & Li, sp. n. Its assignment to the subgenus Diaulaconia is based on the comparison of female spermatheca, male aedeagus, and male secondary characters. The habitus photographs and the line drawings of diagnostic characters and their variations are provided. The current knowledge about the taxonomy, phylogeny, and ecology of Diaulaconia is discussed. The checklist of Diaulaconia species of Taiwan is updated.
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U2 - 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.4.5
DO - 10.11646/zootaxa.4341.4.5
M3 - Article
C2 - 29245676
AN - SCOPUS:85032670126
SN - 1175-5326
VL - 4341
SP - 528
EP - 538
JO - Zootaxa
JF - Zootaxa
IS - 4
ER -