Haeterius brunneipennis
Haeterius brunneipennis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Beetle |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Family: | Histeridae |
Genus: | Haeterius |
Species: | H. brunneipennis |
Binomial name | |
Haeterius brunneipennis (Randall, 1838) |
Diagnosis
Description
Distribution
Canada. USA: Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin
Biology
Adult beetles obtain regurgitated food from ants
Ant hosts: Formica exsectoides ; Formica montana, Formica obscuriventris, Formica subsericea
REFERENCES
- Caterino, M. & Tishechkin, A.K. (2015) Phylogeny and generic limits in the New World Exosternini (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Histerinae). Systematic Entomology, 40, 109–142. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/syen.12095
- Randall, J.W. (1838) Descriptions of new species of coleopterous insects inhabiting the state of Massachusetts. Boston Journal of Natural History, 2.