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Two new termitophiles of the tribe Termitohospitini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) associated with Coptotermes formosanus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Munetoshi Maruyama  and
Ryûtarô Iwata
Munetoshi Maruyama*
Affiliation:
Systematic Entomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan 060-858
Ryûtarô Iwata
Affiliation:
Department of Forest Science and Resources, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan 252-8510
*
1 Corresponding author.
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Abstract

The termitophilous tribe Termitohospitini was discovered in Japan. Sinophilus yukoaesp.nov. and Japanophilus hojoigen.nov., sp.nov. are described from specimens collected in Nansei-shotô. The genus Sinophilus is redefined. These species are the first-discovered inquilines of Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki in Japan. This suggests that C. formosanus is native to Japan rather than an introduced species, as previously believed.

Résumé

Des termitophiles de la tribu Termitohospitini ont été découverts au Japon. On trouvera ici les descriptions de Sinophilus yukoaesp.nov. et de Japanophilus hojoigen.nov., sp.nov. à partir de spécimens récoltés à Nansei-shotô. Le genre Sinophilus est redéfini. C’est la première mention de coléoptères symbiotes de Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki au Japon. Cette découverte suggère que C. formosanus est une espèce indigène du Japon plutôt qu’une espèce exotique.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 134 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 419 - 432
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2002

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