Chariessa catalina explained

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. This species seems to be most often encountered in March. The type specimen was collected in the Catalina Mountains of Arizona in 1969.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chariessa catalina . iNaturalist . 2024-03-28 . en-US.
  2. 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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