Cremastocheilus westwoodi
Cremastocheilus westwoodi | |
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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. westwoodi |
Binomial name | |
Cremastocheilus westwoodi Horn, 1879 |
One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Veromessor.
Identification
Distribution
California
Habitat
Common host is Veromessor.
Biology
Nomenclature
- Cremastocheilus tridens 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).