Chariessa catalina

Chariessa catalina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

  1. ^ "Chariessa catalina". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  2. ^ 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.


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