Calosoma galapageium
| Calosoma galapageium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Calosoma |
| Species: | C. galapageium
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| Binomial name | |
| Calosoma galapageium Hope, 1838
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Calosoma galapageium, the Galapagos caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Hope in 1838.[1] This species is found on the Galapagos Islands, where it inhabits open grassy meadows at the top of Isla Santiago.
Adults are brachypterous.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Calosoma galapageium Hope, 1838". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)