• DOI:10.1155/2010/723947
Corpus ID: 54830908

Coleoptera Larval Fauna Associated with Termite Nests (Isoptera) with Emphasis on the “Bioluminescent Termite Nests” from Central Brazil

@article{Costa2010ColeopteraLF,
  title={Coleoptera Larval Fauna Associated with Termite Nests (Isoptera) with Emphasis on the “Bioluminescent Termite Nests” from Central Brazil},
  author={C. Costa and S. Vanin},
  journal={Psyche},
  year={2010},
  volume={2010},
  pages={1-12}
}

• C. Costa, S. Vanin
• Published 2010
• Biology
• Psyche

Beetle larvae that inhabit termite nests present modifications that allow them to cohabitate with the termites. Some are physogastric and bear special glands and different setae all over their bodies, whereas others are not physogastric. Both kinds of larvae may be termite predators. Some species usually live in the nest cabbage pan, feeding on organic matter, mushrooms, and excrements or eating the nest walls and sometimes causing the nest to be destroyed. Other species live in superficial… Expand

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