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Chlaenius tricolor is a species of vivid metallic ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found from southern Canada south to Guatemala. [1] [2] Subspecies
Buprestidae is a family of beetles known as jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles because of their glossy iridescent colors. Larvae of this family are known as flatheaded borers. The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,500 species known in 775 genera. In addition, almost 100 fossil species have been described. [1]
Adult beetles are metallic blue with violet luster, with a striking yellow-orange rim on the elytra and mostly yellow-colored legs and antennae. They are 18 to 22.5 mm (0.7 to 0.9 in) in length. They are 18 to 22.5 mm (0.7 to 0.9 in) in length.
They are also known as ground beetles, and are oval shaped and elongated. They are black with a green metallic hue and vertical stripes running down their backs. The length of a fully grown beetle ranges from 27 to 31 mm. [2] They have three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings. The outer wings are greatly degenerated, making them unable to fly.
Epomis is a subgenus of ground beetle genus Chlaenius. The larvae of this subgenus are notable for being obligate role-reversal predators. [1] Amphibians such as frogs are normally predators of beetles; however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on amphibians. [2] [3]
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]
Lebia tricolor, genus Lebia, in the family of ground beetles, searching for prey. Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, [2] the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. [3] As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families.
Subgenus Achlaenius Mandl, 1992 Chlaenius amplipennis Chaudoir, 1876 Chlaenius athleta Kryzhanovskij, 1976 Chlaenius dalibaiensis Kirschenhofer, 2008 Chlaenius grosseri Kirschenhofer, 2018