Calosoma latipenne

Calosoma latipenne
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Tribe: Carabini
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. latipenne
Binomial name
Calosoma latipenne
G.Horn, 1870
Synonyms
  • Callisthenes latipennis
  • Calosoma arcuatum Casey, 1897
  • Callisthenes opimus Casey, 1913
  • Callisthenes tularensis Casey, 1913

Calosoma latipenne, the broad beautiful black searcher, is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in the United States[1][2][3] (California, Nevada), where it inhabits sandy soils with desert scrub in lowlands and sandy soils and rocky terrain in Juniper-Pinyon pine open forests on the foothills.

Adults are brachypterous and are known to prey on grasshopper species.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Calosoma latipenne Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. ^ "Calosoma latipenne G.Horn, 1870". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  3. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  4. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)