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]

Geoscaptus cacus (W. J. Macleay, 1863)
Geoscaptus crassus Sloane, 1895
Geoscaptus laevissimus Chaudoir, 1855
Geoscaptus macleayi Chaudoir, 1879
Geoscaptus plicatulus (Laporte, 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". 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. EDP Sciences. 28: 75. doi:10.1051/parasite/2021069. ISSN 1776-1042.

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[1] "Geoscaptus Chaudoir, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

[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.