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Geoscaptus

Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Geoscaptus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following species:[1]

  • Geoscaptus cacus (W. J. Macleay, 1863) (Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia)
  • Geoscaptus crassus Sloane, 1895 (Australia)
  • Geoscaptus laevissimus Chaudoir, 1855 (Australia)
  • Geoscaptus macleayi Chaudoir, 1879 (Australia)
  • Geoscaptus plicatulus (Laporte, 1867) (Australia)

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Parasites

In Australia, Geoscaptus laevissimus is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus paryavae which dwells under the elytra.[2]

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