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Documents a phoretic interaction between pseudoscorpions and longhorn beetles, indicating ecological associations.
The present study documents the first recorded instance of phoretic interaction between Lustrochernes grossus (Banks, 1893) (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) and Mallodon dasystomum (Say, 1824) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The pseudoscorpions were discovered beneath the elytra of the longhorn beetle. This phoretic association constitutes the third documented record for the genus Mallodon Lacordaire, 1830. In addition, a compendium of Cerambycidae species associated with phoretic pseudoscorpions is provided.
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