Lissomelas flohri

Bates, 1889

Lissomelas flohri is a of scarab beetle in the Cetoniinae, tribe Cremastocheilini. It is known from scattered records in Mexico and the southwestern United States. The Lissomelas comprises relatively obscure beetles with limited published biological information.

Lissomelas flohri Bates, 1889 by NHM Beetles and Bugs. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lissomelas flohri: /lɪs.oʊˈmɛl.əs ˈfloʊ.ri/

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Distribution

Recorded from Mexico (Distrito Federal, Durango, Michoacán) and the United States (Arizona). The spans the Nearctic-Neotropical transition zone.

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Taxonomic placement

Lissomelas flohri is classified in the tribe Cremastocheilini, a group of scarab beetles often associated with social insects. However, specific biological associations for this have not been documented.

Data limitations

Only 19 iNaturalist observations and scattered museum records exist. Published biological studies of this are lacking.

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