Austrospirachtha is a genus of rove beetle in the tribe Corotocini.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Aleocharinae |
| Tribe: | Corotocini |
| Subtribe: | Corotocina |
| Genus: | Austrospirachtha Watson, 1973 |
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The type species of the genus, A. mimetes has an elongated abdomen that is bent over the body with appendages that give it a termite like appearance. They are thought to live within the nests of termites of the genus Nasutitermes.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Austrospirachtha". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands.
- ^ Pallardy, Richard (6 September 2023). "Beetle grows 'termite' on back to steal food". Science.org.
- ^ Zilberman, Bruno; Pires-Silva, Carlos M. (2023-08-23). "A new species and morphological notes on the remarkable termitophilous genus Austrospirachtha Watson from Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)". Zootaxa. 5336 (3): 424–432. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.8. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Watson, J. A. L. (1973). "Austrospirachtha mimetes, a new termitophilous Corotocine from Northern Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylindae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 12 (4): 307–310. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1973.tb01678.x. ISSN 1326-6756.
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