Calosoma prominens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
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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]