Xenodusa cava explained

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

Further reading

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

Notes and References

1. Wheeler . William Morton . Notes on the Myrmecophilous Beetles of the Genus Xenodusa, with a Description of the Larva of X. cava Leconte . Journal of the New York Entomological Society . 1911 . 19 . 3 . 163–169 . 25003467 . 27 April 2022 . 0028-7199.