Chariessa Explained

Chariessa is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in Chariessa.

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.^[1]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Chariessa:

• Chariessa dichroa (LeConte, 1865) (North America)
• Chariessa elegans Horn, 1878 (North and Central America)
• Chariessa floridana Schaeffer, 1917 (North America)
• Chariessa pilosa (Forster, 1771) (Palearctic, North America)
• Chariessa texana Wolcott, 1908 (North America)
• Chariessa vestita Chevrolat, 1835 (North, Central, and South America)

External links

• • Chariessa at bugguide.net

Notes and References

1. 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. Digital Commons @ University of Nebraska - Lincoln.