Cremastocheilus castaneae
Cremastocheilus castaneae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Scarabaeidae |
Subfamily: | Cetoniinae |
Tribe: | Cremastocheilini |
Genus: | Cremastocheilus |
Subgenus: | Cremastocheilus |
Species: | C. castaneae |
Binomial name | |
Cremastocheilus castaneae Knoch, 1801 |
One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica integra.
Identification
Distribution
Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin
Habitat
Common host is Formica integra.
Biology
Nomenclature
- Cremastocheilus lecontei Westwood 1874 Syn.
- Cremastocheilus pocularis Casey 1915 Syn.
- Cremastocheilus brevisetosus Casey 1915 Syn.
Description
References
- Alpert, Gary D. 1994. A Comparative Study of the Symbiotic Relationship Between Beetles of the Genus Cremastocheilus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) and their Host Ants (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Sociobiology 25(1).
- Knoch, A.W. 1801. Neue Beytrage zur Insectenkunde, 2 c. Part I. xii+ 208 pp. 9 pls. Leipzig.