Biology:Xenodusa cava

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Short description: Species of beetle

Xenodusa cava
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Xenodusa
Species:
X. cava
Binomial name
Xenodusa cava
(LeConte, 1863)

Xenodusa cava is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5] It is myrmecophilic, with its larvae living in ant colonies, begging for food and consuming ant larvae. [6]

References

Further reading

  • Hoebeke, E. Richard (1973). A Revision of the genus Xenodusa (Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) for North America (M.S.). Michigan State University.
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. 2015. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14891502 entry