Carabus smaragdinus

Carabus smaragdinus
Museum specimen of Carabus smaragdinus branickii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Carabus
Division: Carabus div. Multistriati
Subdivision: Carabus subdiv. Procrustimorphi
Subgenus: Carabus (Coptolabrus)
Species: C. smaragdinus
Binomial name
Carabus smaragdinus
Fischer von Waldheim, 1823 nec Duftschmid, 1812
Synonyms
  • Coptolabrus smaragdinus

Carabus smaragdinus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.

Subspecies

Description

Carabus smaragdinus can reach a length of about 30–45 millimetres (1.2–1.8 in). Body is quite slender and the surface is metallic green or reddish coppery, depending on subspecies. Elytra are broad, robust and longitudinally crossed by rows of small dotted points like bumps. Adults can be found from May through September. They mainly eat small creatures like the earthworm.

Distribution

This species is native to the Far East. It can be found in North and South Korea, and in China; from Inner Mongolia to Jilin and Henan to the east and Shanxi to the west.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Carabus (Coptolabrus) smaragdinus Fischer, 1823". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved February 23, 2013.



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