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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles (Scarabaeoidea) » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Fruit and Flower Chafers (Cetoniinae) » Cremastocheilini » Cremastocheilus
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Dung Beetle ? - Cremastocheilus
Copyright © 2008 Robert L. Pearson

Dung Beetle ? - Cremastocheilus
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
March 24, 2008

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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 11 February, 2009 - 2:09pm
Last updated 12 February, 2009 - 9:53pm

Cremastocheilus sp.
A myrmecophilus scarab; feeds on ant brood.
… Michael C. Thomas, 11 February, 2009 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice find!
… margarethe brummermann, 11 February, 2009 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Robert, I am wondering
if I could borrow the specimen to photograph it for my AZ beetle collection?
My e-mail is
mbrummermann@comcast.net
… margarethe brummermann, 11 February, 2009 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Ant brood eatig Scarab beetle
Thanks for the info margarethe; sorry I no longer have the specimen. I don't ever remember seeing one before.
… Robert L. Pearson, 11 February, 2009 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

 
There are
quite a few species in the southwestern U.S. but they are rarely seen, except after rains in the early spring when they leave the ant nests and wander about. Bill Warner in Phoenix is an expert on the group, as well as all scarabs.
… Michael C. Thomas, 12 February, 2009 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

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