Calosoma leleuporum

Calosoma leleuporum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. leleuporum
Binomial name
Calosoma leleuporum
(Basilewsky, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Castrida leleuporum Basilewsky, 1968

Calosoma leleuporum, Leleup's caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Basilewsky in 1968.[1] This species is found on the Galapagos Islands, where it is found beneath Miconia shrubs in grasslands and also in Sphagnum bogs.

Adults are brachypterous and gregarious and hibernate deep in the soil.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma leleuporum (Basilewsky, 1968)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)