Calosoma alternans

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Calosoma alternans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Tribe: Carabini
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. alternans
Binomial name
Calosoma alternans
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms

Calosoma granulatumPerty, 1830

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Calosoma alternans

Calosoma alternans is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central and South America. [1] [2]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Calosoma alternans:

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References

  1. "Calosoma alternans (Fabricius, 1792)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi: 10.48580/dfqf-3dk . Retrieved 2023-03-04.