Chariessa texana
Wolcott, 1908
Chariessa texana is a of checkered beetle in the Cleridae, described by Wolcott in 1908. The species is known from North America, with records primarily from the southwestern and central United States including Missouri. As a member of Cleridae, it belongs to a family of predatory beetles commonly associated with wood-boring insects and their galleries.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
North America; specifically recorded from Missouri and likely present in Texas and surrounding southwestern states based on the specific epithet and regional collecting patterns.
Similar Taxa
- Chariessa pilosaCongeneric found in similar in Missouri; both belong to the Chariessa and may occur sympatrically in xeric dolomite prairie remnants.
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Taxonomic Note
The Chariessa is part of the Enopliinae within Cleridae. in this genus are often associated with dead or dying wood and the insects that inhabit it.