Cholovocera formicaria

Cholovocera formicaria is a species of beetle of the family Endomychidae. The range of this species extends from the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea coast and from eastern Anatolia to north-eastern Iran.

Cholovocera formicaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Endomychidae
Genus:	Cholovocera
Species:	C. formicaria
Binomial name
Cholovocera formicaria Victor, 1838
Synonyms
Cholovocera subterranea Motchoulsky, 1845 Coluocera formicaria v. major Reitter 1887

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.43 mm and have an elliptical body.

Biology

This species is associated with ants of the Tetramorium genus and Messor structor.^[1]