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#myrmecophiles

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Colin Purrington<p>I recently finished "An Affair with Africa" by Alzada Kistner and am now absolutely fascinated by the beetle species that hang out in ant colonies, only appearing above ground when their hosts go out on raiding forays or when the nest is relocating. Any recs for a book or article about them? Ideally with photographs. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beetles</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/myrmecophiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myrmecophiles</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/coleoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coleoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/staphylinidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>staphylinidae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a></p>
Donald Hobern<p>OK <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ant</span></a> boffins and <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/myrmecophiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myrmecophiles</span></a>. One of my <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Canberra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canberra</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Malaise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Malaise</span></a> trap records matches (100%) 9 other ants from further west in Canberra and a (private) record from <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/FrenchPolynesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchPolynesia</span></a> (PF) identified as <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Carebara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carebara</span></a> tahitiensis: <a href="https://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_SearchTerms?query=BOLD:AAY6881" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">boldsystems.org/index.php/Publ</span><span class="invisible">ic_SearchTerms?query=BOLD:AAY6881</span></a></p><p>Which is more likely?</p><p>Carebara tahitiensis in Canberra</p><p>Carebara tahitiensis == an AU Carebara species</p><p>PF record is misidentified widespread species</p><p>No COI difference between two species</p><p>Contamination</p><p>PF location wrong</p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Formicidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formicidae</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entomology</span></a></p>
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