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June 20, 2026Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Hosts are not used at random: patterns of association in Neotropical Staphylinidae

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MCMariana R Chani-PosseJGJULIETTE CRISTINA GUALDRÓN-DÍAZANAlfred F Newton

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Randomized analysis identifies specific host associations in Neotropical Staphylinidae, guiding future ecological studies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to characterize the taxonomic distribution of inquilinism among Neotropical staphylinid beetles and their animal hosts.
  • Used catalogue-based host records for Neotropical Staphylinidae.
  • Analyzed host associations with χ2 tests, Monte Carlo simulations, and correspondence analyses against null expectations.
  • Focused on subfamilies like Aleocharinae, Staphylininae, and Tachyporinae to evaluate host groups and ecological categories.
  • Host-associated records are primarily found in subfamilies Aleocharinae, Staphylininae, and Tachyporinae.
  • Ant and termite associations show narrow host breadth, primarily involving Dorylinae, Myrmicinae, and Nasutitermitinae.
  • Mammal-associated records exhibit broader host use, mainly involving Staphylininae and Sigmodontinae, particularly in Amblyopinina.

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Chani-Posse et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3631fbdb0793dc1a538b99https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blag038
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