Colilodion
Genus of beetles
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Colilodion, sole member of the tribe Colilodionini, is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Staphylinidae and comprising eight species from Southeast Asia.
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| Holotype of Colilodion schulzi deposited in the Natural History Museum of Geneva. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Pselaphinae |
| Supertribe: | Clavigeritae |
| Tribe: | Colilodionini Besuchet, 1991 |
| Genus: | Colilodion Besuchet, 1991 |
Ecology
Species of the genus Colilodion are presumed to be myrmecophiles due to the presence of trichomes retaining ant pheromones.[1][2]
Systematics
The exact systematic placement of the genus remains uncertain; it is the only member of the Colilodionini tribe, sharing certain characteristics with Clavigeritae, where it was originally placed by Claude Besuchet in 1991,[1] and others that resemble the Pselaphitae.[3][4] Eight species have been described:[4]
- Colilodion concinnus Besuchet, 1991
- Colilodion incredibilis Besuchet, 1991
- Colilodion inopinatus Besuchet, 1991
- Colilodion mirus Besuchet, 1991
- Colilodion schulzi Yin & Cuccodoro, 2016
- Colilodion tetramerus Löbl, 1998
- Colilodion thienmu Nomura & Sugaya, 2007
- Colilodion wuesti Löbl, 1994
