Chelonariidae {family} - Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera;

Genera (1)
  1. Chelonarium [7]

Chelonariidae or turtle beetles is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea. It was described by Blanchard in 1845. There are 3 genera with around 300 described species. Little is known of their ecology, though it seems they are associated with the roots of orchids and the nests of ants and termites. Their exoskeletons are heavily sclerotised and their limbs can be effectively retracted into their bodies due to the presence of socket-like cavities. Adult specimens have seed-shaped bodies that are typically colored brown or black with lighter patches. full article at Wikipedia

Specimen Records: 219 Public Records: 151
Specimens with Sequences: 216 Public Species: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 197 Public BINs: 35
Species: 2          
Species With Barcodes: 1          
           

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images representing subtaxa of Chelonariidae
(Chelonarium - JT-ANT-977) @11 [ ] Creative common (2022) Julien Touroult Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
(Chelonarium)
  Sample ID:
JT-ANT-977
  License:
Creative common (2022)
  License Holder:
Julien Touroult, Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris




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Costa Rica93Colombia4Bangladesh1
Argentina35Thailand3Puerto Rico1
Peru11China2Trinidad and Tobago1
Suriname10Vietnam2
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