Cremastocheilus harrisii
Cremastocheilus harrisii | |
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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. harrisii |
Binomial name | |
Cremastocheilus harrisii Kirby, 1827 |
One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica.
Identification
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).