Carabus morbillosus

Carabus morbillosus is a beetle of the family Carabidae.

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
Synonyms
  • Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius 1792

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 (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).[1]

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
  1. "African countries distribution". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2012.


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