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 insects that live in oaks.
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Chariessa:
- Chariessa dichroa <small>(LeConte, 1865)</small> (North America)
- Chariessa elegans <small>Horn, 1878</small> (North and Central America)
- Chariessa floridana <small>Schaeffer, 1917</small> (North America)
- Chariessa pilosa <small>(Forster, 1771)</small> (Palearctic, North America)
- Chariessa texana <small>Wolcott, 1908</small> (North America)
- Chariessa vestita <small>Chevrolat, 1835</small> (North, Central, and South America)
- Chariessa catalina <small>Optiz, 2017 </small> (North America)
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