genus: ANATONOCHILUS Péringuey 1907
species: pletus Krikken, 1980
origin: Zambia, Kabulamwanda 1/2005 leg. Petr Malec, det. J.Ph.Legrand
wild imago size: 20 mm
genus: OPLOSTOMUS MacLeay 1838
species: fuligineus Olivier, 1789
origin: Zambia, Kabulamwanda 1/2005 leg. Petr Malec, det. J.Ph.Legrand
wild imago size: 23 mm
species: haroldi Witte, 1880
origin: Zambia, near Kapiri Mposhi 2/2005 leg. Petr Malec, det. J.Ph.Legrand
wild imago size: 19 mm
genus: CHTONOBIUS Burmeister 1847
species: conspersus Burmeister, 1847
origin: Zambia, near Kapiri Mposhi 2/2005 leg. Petr Malec, det. J.Ph.Legrand
wild imago size: 11 mm
note: Subtribe Cremastocheilina consists of about 50 genera, on photos bellow mainly those from Afrotropical area. Beetles are known for specific ecological habits. Some of them prey on brood of social insects (Oplostomus), some are found in dung (Anatonochilus, Oplostomus), termite and/or ant nests (Coenochilus, Chtonobius, Arielina). Breeding of this group is rather mysterious - I have not reproduced any of them in captivity for more than one generation. Lifecycle must be very short in the nature, in period of weeks(!).
Campsiura abyssinica; C. kerleyi; C. pavlae
Heterogenius angustatus; Arielina strigifrons?; Plagiochilus setosus
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