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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Cleroidea » Checkered Beetles (Cleridae) » Peloniinae » Chariessa » Chariessa vestita

Species Chariessa vestita

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cleroidea
Family Cleridae (Checkered Beetles)
Subfamily Peloniinae
Genus Chariessa
Species vestita (Chariessa vestita)
Explanation of Names
Chariessa vestita (Chevrolat 1835)
Size
8.5 mm(1)
Range
c. TX to Costa Rica - Map (2)(1)(3)
Remarks
potential intra-generic predation attempt described in Taber and Fleenor (2005)(1)
Print References
Wolcott A.B. (1908) The North American species of Chariessa. Entomological News 19: 70-72.
Works Cited
1.Invertebrates Of Central Texas Wetlands
Stephen Welton Taber, Scott B. Fleenor. 2005. Texas Tech University Press.
2.Catalogue of North American beetles of the family Cleridae
Wolcott A.B. 1947. Fieldiana: Zoology 32: 63–105.
3.Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 19 August, 2007 - 9:44am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 5 March, 2019 - 5:37pm

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