Chariessa catalina
| Chariessa catalina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| 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]
References
- ^ "Chariessa catalina". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b c d 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.