Calosoma olivieri

Calosoma olivieri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. olivieri
Binomial name
Calosoma olivieri
Dejean, 1831
Synonyms
  • Calosoma azoricum Heer, 1860

Calosoma olivieri is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1831. This species is found in Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Azores, Canary Islands, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Cape Verde, Mauretania, Chad, Pakistan and India.[1]

Adults reach a length of 20-28 mm.

Etymology

The species is named for French entomologist and botanist Guillaume-Antoine Olivier.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma olivieri Dejean, 1831". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ Calosoma of the world