Calosoma prominens

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Calosoma prominens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. prominens
Binomial name
Calosoma prominens
LeConte, 1853
Synonyms
  • Calosoma angulatumLeConte, 1852

Calosoma prominens, the projecting caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. [1] It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853. [1] This species is found in Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora) and the United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas), where it inhabits acacia/cactus scrub areas. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Calosoma prominens LeConte, 1853". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)