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A New Termitophilous Rove Beetle from Brazil Suggests an Undersampling Scenario and Cospeciation between Termites and their Termitophiles in the Neotropical region (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae).
Pires-Silva, Carlos M; Zilberman, Bruno; Eloi, Igor; Rocha, Mauricio M.
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  • Pires-Silva CM; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemática, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade, LaC - Laboratório de Coleoptera, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. cmpiresilva@gmail.com.
  • Zilberman B; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sistemática, Taxonomia Animal e Biodiversidade, LaC - Laboratório de Coleoptera, Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Eloi I; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicobiologia, LBC - Laboratório de Biologia Comportamental, Depto de Fisiologia e Comportamento, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
  • Rocha MM; Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Neotrop Entomol ; 52(5): 802-813, 2023 Oct.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37495766
ABSTRACT
Numerous staphylinid species can be found in termite nests. While the distributional range of termite hosts has been well studied, the same cannot be said for their associated fauna. There is a lack of comprehensive sampling even in areas where termite fauna has been well-sampled. In recent surveys in Southeastern Brazil, we collected a new species of termitophilous rove beetle from the tribe Termitohospitini (Aleocharinae) Termitosocius boraceiensis sp. nov., is herein described. The new species is the first termitophile found in Boracéia, SP, Brazil, even with decades of termite sampling in the place. Additionally, we discuss the diversity and description rate of neotropical Termitohospitini, and investigate the potential of cospeciation between termites and their termitophilous beetles on the Emerson-Kistner principle. Our findings suggest that the neotropical Termitohospitini may be more diverse than previously believed and that Termitosocius species are present in host species that are geographically separated, implying a cospeciation scenario. Additional sampling is required to fully comprehend the relationships between termitophiles and their termite hosts. The outcomes of this study provide new insights into the undersampling scenario and possibly cospeciation between termites and their termitophiles in the Neotropical region.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Besouros / Isópteros Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Besouros / Isópteros Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article