Calosoma dawsoni

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Calosoma dawsoni is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. [1] It was described by Dajoz in 1997. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Calosoma dawsoni (Dajoz, 1997)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.