Phylogeny, taxonomic revision, and the evolution of host associations in Grallatotermes-associated termitophilous beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)
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Moreno reconstructs relationships among Grallatotermes-associated Termitogastrina, revises Idioptochus, Melanoptochus and Leucoptochus, and evaluates the evolution of host associations. The catalogue represents the four revised species and their reported Afrotropical country coverage.
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Taxa and geography
Biogeographic region: Afrotropical region
Countries: Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania
Work type: phylogenetics, taxonomic revision, host associations
Keywords: Afrotropical, ancestral-state reconstruction, co-evolution, host-switch, rove beetles, taxonomy, Termitogastrina, termitophily