Chariessa catalina

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Chariessa catalina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cleridae
Genus: Chariessa
Species:
C. catalina
Binomial name
Chariessa catalina
Optiz, 2017

Chariessa catalina is a recently described species of North American checkered beetle. [1] Chariessa catalina can be distinguished from Chariessa elegans by an elytra that is closer to blue than black, and a forebody that is closer to crimson than C. elegans' diluted-blood red. [2] C. catalina and C. elegans share a range in the southwestern corner of the continent but the range of C. elegans extends north toward the U.S.-Canadian border. [2] This species seems to be most often encountered in March. [2] The type specimen was collected in the Catalina Mountains of Arizona in 1969. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chariessa catalina". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Opitz, Weston (2017-08-25). "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.


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