Sandalus niger, known generally as the cedar beetle or cicada parasite beetle, is a species of cicada parasite beetle in the family Rhipiceridae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Sandalus niger
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Rhipiceridae
Genus: Sandalus
Species:
S. niger
Binomial name
Sandalus niger
Knoch, 1801

Although both females and males fly, the females are usually found motionless on the side of the elm trees. Males fly throughout the afternoon during temperatures ranging from 15 to 30C, anything below 15C causes the males to be immobilized. Unless it involves periods of mating, in this case, they stay motionless and do not fly.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sandalus niger Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. ^ "Sandalus niger". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. ^ Rings, Roy Wilson (1942-12-01). "The External Anatomy of Sandalus Niger Knoch (Coleoptera, Rhipiceridae)1". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 35 (4): 411–425. doi:10.1093/aesa/35.4.411. ISSN 1938-2901.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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