Chlaenius dejeanii eating a southern banded newt, Ommatotriton vittatus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Carabidae
Subfamily:
Harpalinae
Genus:
Chlaenius
Subgenus:
Epomis Bonelli, 1810
Chlaenius circumscriptus preying upon a tree frog, Hyla savignyi
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]
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frogs are normally predators of beetles; however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on amphibians. Epomis beetles are often metallic blue- or green-colored...
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Tenaturris epomis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. The length of the shell attains 6.3 mm, its diameter...
frogs are normally predators of beetles; however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on amphibians. Epomis, subgenus of Chlaenius. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021)....
and Ukraine. This species was formerly in the genus Epomis, and is sometimes referred to as Epomis dejeanii. Adult beetles are metallic blue or green-colored...
and North Africa. This species was formerly called Epomis circumscriptus, a member of the genus Epomis. It is known from Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina...
Japan 2: 99-100. Shiina, M., and Tachikawa, S. (1988). The life history of Epomis nigricans and its larval stage feeding on toads. Abstracts of the 48th Annual...
movements of typical prey caught in the web. Larvae of the ground beetle Epomis move their mandibles one after another to lure amphibians toward them and...
house beetle) Vieta senegalensis (beetle found on grounds of millet fields) Epomis croesus (ground beetle) Scarites guineensis (ground beetle) Crossotus albicollis...
within the genus Agatrix include: Agatrix agassizii (Dall, 1889) Agatrix epomis (Woodring, 1928) Agatrix strongi (Shasky, 1961) Species brought into synonymy...
combines the Ancient Greek words euchrōs for "ruddy" or "bright-coloured" and epōmis for the "point of the shoulder". Male birds in the genus have a characteristic...
Freeman, 1958 c g Polypedilum epleri Oyewo & Jacobsen, 2007 c g Polypedilum epomis Sublette & Sasa, 1994 c g Polypedilum esakii (Tokunaga, 1964) c g Polypedilum...
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