Cryptophagus pilosus

Cryptophagus pilosus
Cryptophagus pilosus 2.3 mm (2.3 to 3.2 mm)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
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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