Carabus morbillosus

Carabus morbillosus
Carabus morbillosus from Tunisia. Male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Genus: Carabus
Species: C. morbillosus
Binomial name
Carabus morbillosus
Fabricius 1792
Synonyms
  • Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius 1792

Carabus morbillosus is a beetle of the Carabidae family.

Description

Calosoma retusum reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. These beetles usually have a bright metallic bronze green coloration. They feed on snails and small insects.

Distribution

This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta, Spain and in North Africa[1] (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. "Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792". Fauna europaea. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. "African countries distribution". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2012.

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