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The eyeless inquiline genera Parabystus and 65 Scotocryptus of Costa Rica and Panama; inhabitants of nests of stingless bees (Coleptera: Leiodidae)

2003; UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE FEIRA DE SANTANA; Volume: 42; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

2447-8067

Stewart B. Peck,

Insect-Plant Interactions and Control

The beetles Parabystus inquilinus (Matthews), 1887, Scotocryptus melitophilus (Reitter), 1881, and Scotocryptus meliponae Girard, 1874, (Coleoptera; Leiodiodae; Leiodinae; Scotocryptini) are widespread wingless and eyeless inhabitants of nests of stingless bees (Hymenoptera; Apidae; Meliponini) in the Neotropics. The species are redescribed from Costa Rica and Panama, their biology reviewed, and additional country records are given. A lectotype is designated for Parabystus inquilinus.