Two species of ant symbionts in colonies of Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) new to Norway

Abstract

Two species of symbionts associated with the ant species Tetramorium caespitum (Linnaeus, 1758) are recorded for the first time in Norway; Chennium bituberculatum Latreille, 1807 (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Pselaphinae) and Tetramopria cincticollis Wasmann, 1899 (Hymenoptera; Diapriidae, Diapriinae). Additional data on Rhabdepyris myrmecophilus Kieffer, 1904 (Hymenoptera; Bethylidae) and Centrotoma lucifuga Heyden, 1849 (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Pselaphinae) are given.