Calosoma beesoni

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Calosoma beesoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. beesoni
Binomial name
Calosoma beesoni
Andrewes, 1919
Synonyms
  • Calosoma (Calosoma) himalayanumLorenz 2005

Calosoma beesoni is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in north-eastern India and Pakistan. [1]

Adults reach a length of 24-25 mm and have a black body with a bronze or sometimes bluish lustre. The species preys on Ectropis deodarae .

Etymology

This species is named for English entomologist Cyril Frederick Cherrington Beeson. [2]

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