''Chariessa'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family
Cleridae
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences.
Cleridae have many Ecological nich ...
. There are about six described species in ''Chariessa''.
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''Chariessa'' beetles are carnivorous and often associated with trees of the genus '']Quercus
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
,'' likely due to a preference for lignicolous
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insects that live in oaks.
Species
These seven species belong to the genus ''Chariessa'':
* ''Chariessa dichroa
''Chariessa dichroa'' is a species of checkered beetle
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats an ...
'' (LeConte, 1865) (North America)
* ''Chariessa elegans
''Chariessa elegans'' is a species of checkered beetles in the subfamily Peloniinae. It is found in the United States.
References
External links
''Chariessa elegans'' at bugguide.net
Cleridae
Beetles described in 1870
Taxa named by ...
'' Horn, 1878 (North and Central America)
* ''Chariessa floridana
''Chariessa'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in ''Chariessa''.
''Chariessa'' beetles are carnivorous and often associated with trees of the genus ''Quercus,'' likely due to a prefer ...
'' Schaeffer, 1917 (North America)
* ''Chariessa pilosa
''Chariessa pilosa'' is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a ...
'' (Forster, 1771) (Palearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
Th ...
, North America)
* ''Chariessa texana
''Chariessa'' is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in ''Chariessa''.
''Chariessa'' beetles are carnivorous and often associated with trees of the genus ''Quercus,'' likely due to a prefer ...
'' Wolcott, 1908 (North America)
* ''Chariessa vestita
''Chariessa vestita'' is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a ...
'' Chevrolat, 1835 (North, Central, and South America)
* ''Chariessa catalina
''Chariessa catalina'' is a recently described species of North American checkered beetle. ''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 cri ...
'' Optiz, 2017 (North America)
Chariessa texana - inat 396743029.jpg, ''Chariessa texana'', Texas
Chariessa pilosa P1660398a.jpg, ''Chariessa pilosa'', Oklahoma
Chariessa vestita - inat 378384044.jpg, ''Chariessa vestita'', Texas
Chariessa catalina - inat 267164865.jpg, ''Chariessa catalina'', Oregon
References
External links
*
''Chariessa'' at bugguide.net
*
Cleridae genera
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