Cremastocheilus harrisii

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Cremastocheilus harrisii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Cremastocheilini
Genus: Cremastocheilus
Subgenus: Cremastocheilus
Species: C. harrisii
Binomial name
Cremastocheilus harrisii
Kirby, 1827

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One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica.

Identification

Cremstocheilus harrisii dorsal view
Cremastocheilus harrisii close up pronotum

Distribution

Georgia, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin

Habitat

Common host is Formica.

Biology

Females burrow under sand bars along rivers in the spring. Males are attracted to pheromone of female and burrows under sand and mate.

Nomenclature

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).