Hamotus Explained

Hamotus is a genus of ant-loving beetles in the family Staphylinidae. There are about nine described species in Hamotus.

Species

These nine species belong to the genus Hamotus:

• Hamotus electrae Park, 1942
• Hamotus elongatus (Brendel, 1890)
• Hamotus hirtus Raffray, 1905
• Hamotus latericius Aubé, 1844
• Hamotus nodicollis Raffray, 1883
• Hamotus opimus Fletcher, 1932
• Hamotus populus Chandler, 1974
• Hamotus sanguinipes Schaufuss, 1888
• Hamotus soror Raffray, 1904

Further reading

• Coastal Staphylinidae (Coleoptera): A worldwide checklist, biogeography and natural history. 2011. Frank . J. H.. Ahn . K. J.. ZooKeys. 107. 1–98. 10.3897/zookeys.107.1651. 3392188. 22792029. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.