Cremastocheilus crinitus
Cremastocheilus crinitus | |
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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. crinitus |
Binomial name | |
Cremastocheilus crinitus LeConte, 1874 |
One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica gnava.
Identification
Distribution
Arizona (Verde valley, Montezuma Well, March 27, 2012), Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Washington; Canada (British Colombia)
Habitat
Common host is Formica gnava.
Biology
Nomenclature
- Cremastocheilus pugetanus Casey 1915 Syn.
- Cremastocheilus bifoveatus Van Dyke 1918 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).