Beetles that Live with Ants: A Remarkably Large and Colorful New Species from Guyane

A new species of beetle was recently discovered in Guyane (French Guiana) and talked about by scientists of the Smithsonian Institution. Named the Spectacular Guyane False-form beetle, the new species is a member of the Pseudomorphini Tribe, whose other members are known for co-existing with several different types of ants. Author Dr. Terry L. Erwin, who's study of the bug was published in the journal ZooKeys, wrote, "This surprising large and colorful pseudomorphine came as a shock to me, as all other species of the Tribe in the Western Hemisphere are quite dull brown, dark reddish, or blackish with no, or little, color contrast on the upper surface." He goes on to say how further study will prove to be hard since they live amongst so many separate kinds of ants. Apart from who they live with and what they look like, nothing else is known about the new beetle species at the moment.

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