Chariessa is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in Chariessa.
Chariessa beetles are carnivorous and often associated with trees of the genus Quercus, likely due to a preference for lignicolous insects that live in oaks.
Species These seven species belong to the genus Chariessa: Chariessa dichroa (LeConte, 1865) (North America) Chariessa elegans Horn, 1878 (North and Central America) Chariessa floridana Schaeffer, 1917 (North America) Chariessa pilosa (Forster, 1771) (Palearctic, North America) Chariessa texana Wolcott, 1908 (North America) Chariessa vestita Chevrolat, 1835 (North, Central, and South America) Chariessa catalina Optiz, 2017 (North America)
References
External links
Chariessa at bugguide.net