Chlaenius croesus

{{Short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | genus = Chlaenius | parent = Epomis | species = croesus | authority = (Fabricius, 1801) }}

'''''Chlaenius croesus''''' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, found in Africa. It is a member of the subgenus Epomis, the larvae of which are notable for being obligate role-reversal predators. Amphibians such as frogs are normally predators of beetles; however, Epomis larvae feed exclusively on amphibians.<ref name=Lorenz2021/><ref name=catlife/><ref name=Wizen2011/>

==See also== Epomis, subgenus of ''Chlaenius''.

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name=catlife> {{Cite web| title=''Chlaenius croesus'' (Fabricius, 1801) | url=https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/69VJK | website=Catalogue of Life | access-date=2023-03-23 }}</ref>

<ref name=Lorenz2021> {{Cite web | access-date = 2023-03-04 | title = Carabcat Database | date = 2021 | last1 = Lorenz | first1 = Wolfgang | volume = 5| issue = 2 | publisher = ChecklistBank | url = http://www.carabidfauna2.net/ | doi = 10.48580/dfqf-3dk| doi-access = free }}</ref>

<ref name=Wizen2011>{{cite journal |author=Gil Wizen & Avital Gasith |year=2011 |title=An unprecedented role reversal: ground beetle larvae (Coleoptera: Carabidae) lure amphibians and prey upon them |journal=PLoS ONE |volume=6 |issue=9 |article-number=e25161 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0025161 |pmid=21957480 |pmc=3177849 |bibcode=2011PLoSO...625161W |doi-access=free }}</ref> }}

Category:Licininae Category:Beetles of Africa Category:Beetles described in 1801