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Termitotroginae is a monotypic subfamily of the family Scarabaeidae, the scarab beetles. The only genus in the subfamily is ''Termititrox''. A second genus, ''Aphodiocopris'', Arrow, 1920, has been synonymised with ''Termitotrox''. All known members of this subfamily are tiny, blind and flightless, and dwell within the fungal gardens of colonies of species of termite in Africa or tropical Asia. Termitotrogins are characterised by having no eyes and no wings, and their pronotum and elytra have a distinctive patterning of ribs and grooves. The function of the beetles in the termite colony is unclear but it seems that they are likely to be obligatory termitophiles and somehow play an important role in the nest environment of their fungus-growing hosts. ==Species== The following species are included in the genus ''Termitotrox'':〔 *''Termitotrox ancoroides'' (Petrovitz, 1956) – Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo *''Termitotrox consobrinus'' Reichensperger, 1915 – Republic of South Africa and KwazuluNatal *''Termitotrox cupido'' Maruyama, 2012 - Cambodia *''Termitotrox kenyensis'' Paulian, 1985 – Kenya *''Termitotrox maynei'' Reichensperger, 1956 – Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo *''Termitotrox minutus'' (Arrow, 1920) – India *''Termitotrox monodi'' Paulian, 1947 – Ivory Coast *''Termitotrox permirus'' Wasmann, 1918 – India *''Termitotrox turkanicus'' Krikken, 2008 – Kenya *''Termitotrox usambaricus'' Krikken, 2008 – Tanzania *''Termitotrox vanbruggeni'' Krikken, 2008 – Kenya 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Termitotroginae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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