Chariessa

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Chariessa
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Chariessa

Perty in Spix & Martius, 1830 [1]
Type species
Chariessa ramicornis
Perty in Spix & Martius, 1830
Species

Chariessa is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. Chariessa beetles are carnivorous and often associated with trees of the genus Quercus, likely due to a preference for lignicolous insects that live in oaks. [2]

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References

  1. Delectus animalium articulatorum. JB Spix, KFP Martius, M Perty, 1830
  2. Opitz, Weston (2017). "Classification, natural history, and evolution of the subfamily Peloniinae Opitz (Coleoptera: Cleroidea: Cleridae). Part VIII. Systematics of the checkered beetle genus Chariessa Perty". Insecta Mundi via Digital Commons @ University of Nebraska - Lincoln.