Carabus gigas
Carabus gigas | |
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Carabus gigas male and female, at National Museum (Prague) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Carabus |
Species: | C. gigas
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Binomial name | |
Carabus gigas Creutzer, 1799
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Carabus gigas is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.
Description
Carabus gigas is the largest European ground beetle, reaching a length of about 40–70 millimetres (1.6–2.8 in). The upper surface is black and glossy. The elytrtra are oval, strongly convex and covered with about 15 rows of more or less small tubercles. Also the pronotum has a granular surface. The adults reach the age of 3 years or more. These beetles primarily feed on snails.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Europe and occurs in South-East Europe and in Central Europe, the range extends into Styria and Carinthia. It is observed in Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, mainland Greece, Hungary, mainland Italy, North Macedonia, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Serbia and Slovenia.
Habitat
Carabus gigas lives in moist and subalpine highlands.
Subspecies
- Carabus g. duponcheli, Dejean, 1831 (Southern Greece)
- Carabus g. parnassicus, Kraatz, 1884 (Greece, North Macedonia, southern Albania)
Gallery
References
- ^ Carabus gigas, biolib.cz
External links
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