Calosoma affine

Calosoma affine
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. affine
Binomial name
Calosoma affine
Chaudoir, 1843
Synonyms
  • Callisthenes affinis
  • Chrysostigma affine
  • Calosoma azoricum Born, 1918
  • Calosoma triste LeConte, 1845
  • Calosoma tristoides Fall, 1910

Calosoma affine, the related beautiful black searcher, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1843.[1] This species is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where is inhabits pastures, cultivated fields and sand dunes.

Adults are diurnal and nocturnal and gregarious. They prey on lepidopterous caterpillars.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma affine Chaudoir, 1843". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)


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