Calosoma galapageium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Calosoma |
Species: | C. galapageium |
Binomial name | |
Calosoma galapageium Hope, 1838 | |
Calosoma galapageium, the Galapagos caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. [1] It was described by Hope in 1838. [1] This species is found on the Galapagos Islands, where it inhabits open grassy meadows at the top of Isla Santiago.
Adults are brachypterous. [2]