title: Myrmecophilous rove beetles (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) associated with Aenictus hodgsoni (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Thailand, with description of two new genera and three new species.
abstract: Three species of rove beetles (subfamily Aleocharinae) were collected from colonies of Aenictus hodgsoni Forel, 1901 in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. They are classified into three genera, including two new genera, and described herein as: Aenictobia siamensis Maruyama, sp. n. (tribe Aenictoteratini), Aenictosymbia cornuta Maruyama, gen. & sp. n. (tribe Lomechusini) and Aenictoxenides mirabilis Maruyama, gen. & sp. n. (tribe Pygostenini). The systematic positions of the new genera are discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Kyushu University Museum, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan; Email: dendrolasius@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Munetoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.affiliation: Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai, 200234, P. R. China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xiao-Bin
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Forest Entomology and Microbiology Group, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, 61 Paholyothin Road, Jatujak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Watana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sakchoowong
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001000:Ants; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity; D013559:Symbiosis; D013785:Thailand