Chlaenius (Epomis)

Chlaenius (Epomis)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Adephaga

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Harpalinae
Supertribus: Chlaeniitae
Tribus: Chlaeniini
Subtribus: Chlaeniina
Genus: Chlaenius
Subgenus: Chlaenius (Epomis)
Species: C. (E.) amarae – C. (E.) circumscriptus – C. (E.) dejeanii – C. (E.) nigricans – C. (E.) pharaonis

Name

Epomis Bonelli, 1810

References

• Brandmayr, P.; Bonacci, T.; Brandmayr, T.Z. 2010: Larval morphology of Epomis circumscriptus (Duftschmid 1812) and of first instar E. dejeani, Dejean, 1831, (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Chlaeniini), with morphofunctional remarks. Zootaxa, 2388: 49–58. Preview
• Wizen, G.; Gasith, A. 2011: Color variability and body size of larvae of two Epomis species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Israel, with a key to the larval stages. ZooKeys, 119: 37–52. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.119.1451
• Wizen, G.; Gasith, A. 2011: An unprecedented role reversal: ground beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) lure amphibians and prey upon them. PLoS One, 6 (9): e25161. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025161

Links

• Ground beetles of the genus Epomis (Carabidae): atlas of beetles of Russia [1]
• Photos and videos of larvae and adult predation on amphibians