Chariessa

Chariessa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cleridae
Subfamily:	Korynetinae
Genus:	Chariessa; Perty in Spix & Martius, 1830
Type species
	Chariessa ramicornis; Perty in Spix & Martius, 1830
Species
	Chariessa catalina; Chariessa dichroa; Chariessa elegans; Chariessa pilosa; Chariessa ramicornis; Chariessa vestita;

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]

References edit

^ Delectus animalium articulatorum. JB Spix, KFP Martius, M Perty, 1830
^ 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.

External links edit

"Chariessa" at the Encyclopedia of Life
Chariessa at bugguide.net

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[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.

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