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Mordelloscaphium Pic 1915

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Mordelloscaphium Pic, 1915

The genus is monospecific. It was established to accommodate a species possessing characters typical for the termitophilous members of the Baeoceridium group (see LESCHEN & LÖBL 2005) and thus is assumed to live on fungus gardens of termites.

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Published as part of Löbl, Ivan, 2022, Supplement to the knowledge of Scaphisomatini of Sabah, Malaysia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae), pp. 7-19 in Acta Musei Moraviae, Scientiae biologicae 107 (1 - 2) on page 10, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7501705

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Scientific name authorship
Pic
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Staphylinidae
Genus
Mordelloscaphium
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Mordelloscaphium Pic, 1915 sec. Löbl, 2022

References

  • LESCHEN R. A. B. & LOBL I. 2005: Phylogeny and classification of Scaphisomatini Staphylinidae: Scaphidiinae with notes on mycophagy, termitophily, and functional morphology. Coleopterists Society Monographs 3: 1 ‾ 63.