Cremastocheilus is a genus of myrmecophilic beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. There are at least 40 described species in Cremastocheilus.[1][2]
| Cremastocheilus | |
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| Cremastocheilus wheeleri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Cremastocheilini |
| Genus: | Cremastocheilus Knoch, 1801 |
See also
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- ↑ "Cremastocheilus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Cremastocheilus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.