Chlaenius
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| Chlaenius | |
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| A: C. velutinus; B: C. spoliatus; C: C. festivus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Harpalinae |
| Tribe: | Chlaeniini |
| Genus: | Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810 |
| Synonyms | |
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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
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]
References
- ^ Lorenz, W. 2005. Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world. Second Edition. Tizing, Germany. 530pp.
- ^ Bousquet, Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. Zookeys 245:1-1722.
- ^ "Chlaenius Bonelli, 1810". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 13 Jul 2011.
- ^ 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. PMC 8570142. PMID 34738903.
External links
Media related to Chlaenius at Wikimedia Commons- Chlaenius at BugGuide (North America)Error: "Q1767873" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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- Licininae
- Carabidae genera
- Taxa named by Franco Andrea Bonelli