Xenodusa cava
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| Xenodusa cava | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Xenodusa |
| Species: | X. cava |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenodusa cava (LeConte, 1863) | |
Xenodusa cava is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America in both the United States and Canada.[1][2][5] It is myrmecophilic, with its larvae living in ant colonies, begging for food and consuming ant larvae. [6]
