Tribe Stereomerini
Introduction
The highly modified genera of Stereomerini are thought to be termitophilous. They exhibit a disjunct distribution:Termitaxis Krikken is found in the Neotropical Region, while the genera Australoxenella Howden & Storey, Bruneixenus Howden & Storey and Stereomera Arrow are from the Australasian-Oriental Regions (Krikken 1970; Howden & Storey 1992).
General References
Howden, H.F. & Storey, R.I. 1992. Phylogeny of the Rhyparini and the new tribe Stereomerini, with descriptions of new genera and species (Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae; Aphodiinae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 70: 1810–1823
Krikken, J. 1970. Termitaxis holmgreni gen. nov., sp. nov., a blind, flightless termitophilous scarab from Peru (Coleoptera: Aphodiidae). Proceedings of the Section of Sciences. Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen te Amsterdam C 73: 469-476
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |