Calosoma bastardi
| Calosoma bastardi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Calosoma |
| Species: | C. bastardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calosoma bastardi Alluaud, 1925
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Calosoma bastardi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Alluaud in 1925. This species is found in south-eastern Madagascar.[1]
Adults reach a length of 25-33 mm are have a bright blue, sometimes greenish colour.
Etymology
The species is named for French naturalist and colonial administrator Eugène Joseph Bastard.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Calosoma bastardi Alluaud, 1925". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Calosoma of the world