A Remarkable Predacious Cetoniid, Spilophorus maculatus (Gory & Percheron), from Southern India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

A Remarkable Predacious Cetoniid, Spilophorus maculatus (Gory & Percheron), from Southern India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

A peculiar cetoniid beetle, Spilophorus maculatus (Gory & Percheron), belonging to the tribe Cremastocheilini, is reported feeding in nature on the nymphs of a membracid bug, Oxyrhachis tarandus (Fabr.), near Bangalore in southern India. This is the first record of a cetoniid feeding on an insec...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Coleopterists bulletin 1975-12, Vol.29 (4), p.226-230
1. Verfasser: Ghorpade, Kumar D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ants
Beetles
Biological taxonomies
Bird nesting
Coleoptera
Insect colonies
Insect larvae
Nymphs
Phytophagous insects
Termites
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Zusammenfassung:A peculiar cetoniid beetle, Spilophorus maculatus (Gory & Percheron), belonging to the tribe Cremastocheilini, is reported feeding in nature on the nymphs of a membracid bug, Oxyrhachis tarandus (Fabr.), near Bangalore in southern India. This is the first record of a cetoniid feeding on an insect other than an ant. A redescription of the cetoniid is included together with a short summary of the feeding habits of adult Scarabaeidae.
ISSN:0010-065X
1938-4394
DOI:10.5962/p.372723