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Cremastocheilus knochii
| Cremastocheilus knochii | |
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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. knochii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cremastocheilus knochii LeConte, 1853
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One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica or Lasius.
Identification
Distribution
Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming ; Canada (Manitoba)
Habitat
Common host is Formica or Lasius.
Biology
- Reported by Lavigne (1969) in nests of Pogonomyrmex occidentalis from Wyoming, but this may be an accidental host ant.
- Reported by Mann (1911) in nests of Pheidole californica (= Pheidole oregonica) from Washington State.
Nomenclature
- Cremastocheilus crenicollis Westwood 1874 Syn.
- Cremastocheilus gracilipes Casey 1915 Syn.
- Cremastocheilus areolatus 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).