Cremastocheilus castaneae

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Cremastocheilus castaneae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Cremastocheilini
Genus: Cremastocheilus
Subgenus: Cremastocheilus
Species: C. castaneae
Binomial name
Cremastocheilus castaneae
Knoch, 1801

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

Identification

Distribution

Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Wisconsin

Habitat

Common host is Formica integra.

Biology

Nomenclature

  • Cremastocheilus lecontei Westwood 1874 Syn.
  • Cremastocheilus pocularis Casey 1915 Syn.
  • Cremastocheilus brevisetosus Casey 1915 Syn.


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).
  • Knoch, A.W. 1801. Neue Beytrage zur Insectenkunde, 2 c. Part I. xii+ 208 pp. 9 pls. Leipzig.