Calosoma laeve

Calosoma laeve
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. laeve
Binomial name
Calosoma laeve
Dejean, 1826
Synonyms
  • Calosoma chevrolatii Dejean, 1836

Calosoma laeve, Dejean's caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1826.[1] This species is found in Mexico (Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Neuvo Leon, México, Michoacan, Morelos, Puebla, Tamaulipas, Veracruz), where it is found in upland areas near water.

Adults are brachypterous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma laeve Dejean, 1826". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)