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Cremastocheilus variolosus
| Cremastocheilus variolosus | |
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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. variolosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cremastocheilus variolosus Kirby, 1826 | |
One of about thirty-five species of myrmecophilous Cremastocheilus. The host ant is Formica.
Identification
Body black; posterior margin of mentum acutely notched; anterior angles small, slightly elevated, wholly isolated by a deep grooe extending from the cavities to sides; posterior angles very strongly retracted, polished separated by an oblique groove; elytra with oval punctures; hind tarsi compressed, shorter than tibiae.
- Cremastocheilus sayi (Synonym)
Distribution
Georgia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina.
Habitat
Common host is Formica.
Biology
Nomenclature
Type: Atlantic states, no date.
- Cremastocheilus sayi Harris 1827 Unav. synonym
- Cremastocheilus cicatricosus Westwood 1874 Syn.
- Cremastocheilus percheroni Westwood 1874 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).
- Cazier, M. and M. Statham. 1962. The behavior and habits of the myrmecophilous scarab Cremastocheilus stathamae Cazier with notes on other species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 70:125-149.