Geoscaptus Explained

Geoscaptus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:^[1]

• Geoscaptus cacus (W. J. Macleay, 1863) (Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia)
• Geoscaptus crassus Sloane, 1895 (Australia)
• Geoscaptus laevissimus Chaudoir, 1855 (Australia)
• Geoscaptus macleayi Chaudoir, 1879 (Australia)
• Geoscaptus plicatulus (Laporte, 1867) (Australia)

Parasites

In Australia, Geoscaptus laevissimus is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus paryavae Katlav & Hajiqanbar, 2021 (Heterostigmatina) which dwells under the elytra.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Geoscaptus Chaudoir, 1855 . Catalogue of Life . 2023-03-08 .
2. Katlav . Alihan . Hajiqanbar . Hamidreza . Riegler . Markus . Seeman . Owen D . Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles . Parasite . EDP Sciences . 28 . 2021 . 1776-1042 . 10.1051/parasite/2021069 . 75. free . 8570142 .