Carabus morbillosus
| Carabus morbillosus | |
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| 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 | |
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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
- Carabus morbillosus alternans Palliardi, 1825
- Carabus morbillosus constantinus Kraatz, 1899
- Carabus morbillosus cychrisans Lapouge, 1899
- Carabus morbillosus macilentus Vacher de Lapouge, 1899
- Carabus morbillosus maroccanus Bedel, 1895
- Carabus morbillosus morbillosus Fabricius, 1792
References
- ↑ "Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius, 1792". Fauna europaea. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ "African countries distribution". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2012.