Sandalus niger information

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

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]

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]

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^ 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.

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[4] 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.