Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are herbivorous or omnivorous.
Calosoma sycophanta, the forest caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.
Calosoma is a genus of large ground beetles that occur primarily throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and are referred to as caterpillar hunters or caterpillar searchers. Many of the 167 species are largely or entirely black, but some have bright metallic coloration. They produce a foul-smelling spray from glands near the tip of the abdomen. They are recognizable due to their large thorax, which is almost the size of their abdomen and much wider than their head.
Calosoma elegans is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and China.
Carabinae is a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 10 genera and more than 1,400 described species in Carabinae.
Calosoma retusum is a beetle of the family Carabidae.
Calosoma indicum is a species in the beetle family Carabidae, found in Afghanistan, Tanzania, Pakistan, Nepal, and India.
Calosoma alternans is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central and South America.
Calosoma catenatum is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Kenya.
Calosoma ewersmanni is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Turkey.
Calosoma harrarense is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in Ethiopia.
Calosoma latipenne is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States.
Calosoma luxatum is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Calosoma masaicum is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in Kenya.
Calosoma moniliatum is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Calosoma morrisonii is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States.
Calosoma oregonus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Gidaspow in 1959.
Calosoma pseudocarabus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. It was described by Semenov & Redikorzev in 1928.
Calosoma striatulum is a species in the beetle family Carabidae, found in Mexico.
Calosoma usgentense is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
