Cholovocera punctata

Cholovocera punctata is a species of beetle of the family Endomychidae. The range of this species extends from southern France in the northwest, to Corsica, Sardinia, the west coast of continental Italy and Sicily in the east, and Algeria and Tunisia in the south.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.30–1.50 mm and have an subelliptical body.

Biology

This species is associated with ants. Besides its association with Messor barbarus, there are also records for associations with species of the following ant genera: Pheidole, Camponotus, Cataglyphis, Lasius and Aphaenogaster and Tetramorium.