Calosoma cyanescens

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Calosoma cyanescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. cyanescens
Binomial name
Calosoma cyanescens
Synonyms
  • Calosoma shaanxienseDeuve & Mourzine in Deuve, 2000
  • Calosoma denserugatumGéhin, 1885

Calosoma cyanescens is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. [1] It was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1859. [1] This species is found in north-eastern China, North Korea, South Korea, northern Japan (Honshu and Hokkaido) and Russia (Siberia). [2]

Adults reach a length of 16-28 mm. [3]

Taxonomy

This species is often treated as a subspecies of Calosoma inquisitor .

References

  1. 1 2 "Calosoma cyanescens Motschulsky, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. Catalogue of Life: Calosoma cyanescens
  3. Calosoma of the world