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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Scaritinae |
| Tribe: | Scaritini |
| Subtribe: | Scaritina |
| Genus: | Geoscaptus Chaudoir, 1855 |
Parasites
editIn Australia, Geoscaptus laevissimus is parasitized by a species of mite, Eutarsopolipus paryavae Katlav & Hajiqanbar, 2021 (Heterostigmatina) which dwells under the elytra.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Geoscaptus Chaudoir, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ 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. 28. EDP Sciences: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 8570142.
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