Biology:Chlaenius

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Chlaenius
Chlaenius Reitter.jpg
A: C. velutinus; B: C. spoliatus; C: C. festivus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Harpalinae
Tribe: Chlaeniini
Genus: Chlaenius
Bonelli, 1810
Synonyms
  • Vachinius
  • Chlaeniellus Reitter, 1908

Chlaenius is a large and diverse genus of ground beetle. It is native to the Palearctic realm (including Europe, the Near East, and North Africa), Afrotropical realm, and Nearctic realm. Worldwide, roughly 1,000 species are currently recognized [1] with the majority of known species occurring in the Oriental and Afrotropical regions.[2] The genus is divided into many subgenera.[3]

Species

Main page: Biology:List of Chlaenius species

Parasites

The mite Eutarsopolipus paryavae (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) under the elytra of its host beetle Chlaenius flaviguttatus

In Australia, Chlaenius flaviguttatus Macleay is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus chlaenii Katlav & Hajiqanbar, 2021 which dwells under the elytra.[4]

Chlaenius velutinus
Chlaenius sp., larva

References

  1. Lorenz, W. 2005. Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world. Second Edition. Tizing, Germany. 530pp.
  2. Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. Zookeys 245:1-1722.
  3. "Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/8KVJR. 
  4. Katlav, Alihan; Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Riegler, Markus; Seeman, Owen D (2021). "Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles". Parasite (EDP Sciences) 28: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042. PMID 34738903.  open access

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1767873 entry