Calosoma blaptoides

Calosoma blaptoides
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. blaptoides
Binomial name
Calosoma blaptoides
Putzeys, 1845
Synonyms
  • Eutelodontus aztecus Géhin, 1881
  • Calopachys oaxacaensis Lassalle, 2009
  • *Eutelodontus tehuacanus Lapouge, 1924

Calosoma blaptoides, the hurtful beautiful thickish searcher, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Jules Putzeys in 1845.[1] This species is found in Mexico (Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz), where it inhabits oak-pine forests and meadows.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma blaptoides Putzeys, 1845". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)


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