Yellow Ants'-nest Beetle

Claviger testaceus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae

Claviger is a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae. About 40 species and subspecies are described, divided into two subgenera, Claviger (Claviger) and Claviger (Clavifer). Claviger displays unusual biological adaptations to myrmecophily.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Yellow Ants'-nest Beetle

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