Meanings
nounpselaphine (plural pselaphines)
plural pselaphines
- Any beetle in the subfamily Pselaphinae.
Indeed, chemically based protection for life with ants has independently evolved in a broad range of myrmecophilous invertebrates (e.g., pselaphine rove beetles [3 ] ant nest beetles [4 ,5 ], lycaenid butterflies [6 ], and spiders [7 ]).
2015 July 9, “The Pied Piper: A Parasitic Beetle’s Melodies Modulate Ant Behaviours”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: short-winged mold beetle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny beetle in the subfamily Pselaphinae.
Similar
short-winged mold beetle
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APA
pselaphine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pselaphine
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“pselaphine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pselaphine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pselaphine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pselaphine.
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