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Cryptocephalus
There are four species in this myrmecophilous genus.
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| Genus and species | Author and Year | Ant Host | Distribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptocephalus anceps | Suffrian, | Pheidole | Palearctic | |
| Cryptocephalus fulvus | (Goeze) | Lasius fuliginosus | Britain | |
| Cryptocephalus morarei | (Linaeus}, | Myrmica rugulosa | Palearctic | |
| Cryptocephalus ocellatus | Drapiez, | Lasius niger | Palearctic |
REFERENCES
- Agrain FA, Buffington ML, Chaboo CS, Chamorro ML, Schöller M. Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae). Zookeys. 2015 Dec 17;(547):133-64.
- Donisthorpe HSJK (1927) The guests of British ants: their habits and life histories. Routledge, London, 244 pp.
- Schöller M (1995) Zur Evolution der Camptosoma (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Entomologische Blätter für Biologie und Systematik der Käfer 91: 53–61.