| Chariessa | |
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| Subfamily: | Korynetinae |
| Genus: | Chariessa Perty in Spix & Martius, 1830[1] |
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| Chariessa ramicornis Perty in Spix & Martius, 1830 | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
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