Geoscaptus

Geoscaptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Geoscaptus; Chaudoir, 1855

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

(Macleay, 1863)
Sloane, 1895
Chaudoir, 1855
Chaudoir, 1879
(Castelnau, 1867)

Parasites[]

In Australia, Geoscaptus laevissimus is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus paryavae Katlav & Hajiqanbar, 2021 (Heterostigmatina) which dwells under the elytra.^[2]

References[]

^ "Geoscaptus Chaudoir, 1855". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 20 Apr 2012.
^ Katlav, Alihan; Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Riegler, Markus; Seeman, Owen D (2021). "Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles". Parasite. EDP Sciences. 28: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042.

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[1] "Geoscaptus Chaudoir, 1855". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 20 Apr 2012.

[Katlav_Hajiqanbar_Riegler_Seeman_2021_p=75-2] Katlav, Alihan; Hajiqanbar, Hamidreza; Riegler, Markus; Seeman, Owen D (2021). "Sheltered life beneath elytra: three new species of Eutarsopolipus (Acari, Heterostigmatina, Podapolipidae) parasitizing Australian ground beetles". Parasite. EDP Sciences. 28: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042.

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