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Cremastocheilus canaliculatus
| Cremastocheilus canaliculatus | |
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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. canaliculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cremastocheilus canaliculatus Kirby, 1827
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One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica schaufussi.
Identification
Body black; mentum deeply concave; anterior angles limited within by deep fovae; apical margin of pronotum inside anterior angles with a rounded notch filled with trichome hairs; posterior angles triangular, tip slightly turned outward, limited by a moderately deep grove; elytra with elongate punctures; spot f tomentum present at each side of elytra behind midpoint.
Distribution
Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, West Virginia.
Habitat
Common host is Formica schaufussi.
Biology
Nomenclature
Type: Massachusetts, no date (D. Drake), one specimen described by Kirby (1827).
- Cremastocheilus hentzi Harris 1825 Unav.
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).