Chauliognathus tricolor

Chauliognathus tricolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Cantharidae
Genus: Chauliognathus
Species:
C. tricolor
Binomial name
Chauliognathus tricolor
Castelnau, 1840

Chauliognathus tricolor, the tricolor soldier beetle, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It has a flattened body between 6 and 16 millimeters long with a prominent red-orange prothorax behind the black head. The abdomen is yellow-orange but is mostly obscured by the metallic olive green elytra.[2][7][8]

Distribution

It is found in Eastern Australia, South Australia and the southwest part of Western Australia.[1]

  • Chauliognathus tricolor
    Chauliognathus tricolor
  • Chauliognathus tricolor

References

  1. ^ a b "Species: Chauliognathus tricolor". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  2. ^ a b "Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) - NatureMapr Australia". naturemapr.org. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  3. ^ "Chauliognathus tricolor - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera".
  4. ^ "Morwell National Park - Species - Chauliognathus tricolor". morwellnp.pangaean.net. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  5. ^ "Tricolor Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus tricolor) - Woodlands Historic Park".
  6. ^ "Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus tricolor)". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  7. ^ "Tricolor Soldier Beetle - Chauliognathus tricolor". www.brisbaneinsects.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  8. ^ "Chauliognathus tricolor - Insects of Tasmania: Coleoptera".

Further reading

  • Delkeskamp, Kurt (1977). Cantharidae. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa, pars 165, fasc. 1. Dr. W. Junk bv Publishers. ISBN 90-6193-433-8.


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