Helluomorphoides texanus

AntWiki: The Ants --- Online
Helluomorphoides texanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Beetle
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Helluomorphoides
Species: H. texanus
Binomial name
Helluomorphoides texanus
(Leconte, 1853)

Diagnosis

The following combination of characters separates this species from other members of the genus : colour uniformly reddish brown, antennal segments 5-10 usually slightly wider than long, pronotum wider than long, discal striae of elytra biseriately punctate.

Description

Distribution

Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Mexico.

Biology

Raiding Neivamyrmex pilosus, Neivamyrmex harrisii and Neivamyrmex nigrescens army ants.

REFERENCES

  • Ball, G.E. 1951. A note concerning the correct application of the generic name Helluomorpha Castelnau, 1834, and proposal of a new name. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Helluonini). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society 46: 135–136. BHL
  • Plsek, Kroll and Watkins. 1969. Observations of Carabid Beetles, Helluomorphoides texanus, in columns of army ants and laboratory experiments on their behavior. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 42(4):452-456.