Epomis

thumb|Chlaenius circumscriptus preying upon a tree frog, Hyla savignyi

Species

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCarabidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2
Family: Carabidae
Collections: SAM
Recorded in: Senegal

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Chlaenius
Image: Epomis dejeani.JPG

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Commons category: Epomis
taxon rank: subgenus
taxon name: Epomis

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Description
Feeding behavior
Taxonomic status
Species
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thumb|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. Amphibians such as frogs are normally predators of beetles; however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on amphibians.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Epomis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.