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Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799)

Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799): Pl IX, Fig. 3. female. (Otu).
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799): Pl IX, Fig. 3. female. (Otu).
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799): Fig. 364. female. (Otu).
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799): Pl. 15, Fig. 26. habitus, antenna, ovipositor, and hind leg. (Otu).
Myrmecophilus (Myrmecophilus) acervorum (Panzer, 1799): Pl. 10. habitus. (Otu).
CollectionObject 1501701; 5579c167-f926-4675-91fe-6a0b182f35b0: female, dorsal view. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1501701; 5579c167-f926-4675-91fe-6a0b182f35b0: label. (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1591369; 58504ac6-7d4d-4ced-8403-2a08ca4be11a: female (BG: Strouma Valley). (CollectionObject).
CollectionObject 1591369; 58504ac6-7d4d-4ced-8403-2a08ca4be11a: male (BG: Strouma Valley). (CollectionObject).

Nomenclature (54)

  • Blatta acervorum Panzer, 1799: 24.

    Holotype; female; 453a7d37-6993-4a6b-acb4-87f1a2b1684b; Europe

  • Sphaerium acervorum (Panzer, 1799) in Charpentier, 1825: 78.
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  • Myrmecophilus acervorum (Panzer, 1799) in Kaczmarczyk-Ziemba, Wagner, Staniec, Zagaja, Pietrykowska-Tudruj, Iorgu & Iorgu, 2024
  • Myrmecophilus acervorum (Panzer, 1799) in Balodis, Starka & Telnov, 2025: 170.

Nomenclature references (51)

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