Cryptophagus pilosus

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Cryptophagus pilosus
Cryptophagus pilosus Gyllenhal, 1827 Syn.- Cryptophagus punctipennis Brisout, 1863 (30083768465).png
Cryptophagus pilosus 2.3 mm (2.3 to 3.2 mm)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cryptophagidae
Genus: Cryptophagus
Species:
C. pilosus
Binomial name
Cryptophagus pilosus
Gyllenhal, 1827

Cryptophagus pilosus is a species of silken fungus beetle native to Europe.[1][2] It is also present in the northwestern United States, where it is sometimes found as a nest associate of the yellowjacket species Vespula pensylvanica.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Johnson, C.1992 Familie: Cryptophagidae. In: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, vol.2 Goecke and Evers. Krefeld: 114-134
  3. ^ MacDonald, J.F, R.D. Akre, and W. B. Hill. “Nest Associates of Vespula atropilosa and V. pensylvanica in Southeastern Washington State (Hymenoptera: Vespidae).” Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 48. 1 (1975): 53-63.

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