Carabus lafossei
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Carabus lafossei | |
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Carabus lafossei, at National Museum (Prague) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Carabus |
Species: | C. lafossei
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Binomial name | |
Carabus lafossei Feisthamel, 1845
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Synonyms | |
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Carabus lafossei is a species of beetles of the family Carabidae.
Description
Carabus lafossei can reach a length of about 34–39 millimetres (1.3–1.5 in). The colours are quite variable, depending on the subspecies. Head and pronotum may be red or bluish, while the elytra may be red, bluish or green, with a strong metallic luster. The surface of elytra has numerous small tubercles. These beautiful ground beetle are active only at night. They primarily feed on slugs, snails and earthworms.
Distribution
This species is native to the southern provinces of China.
Subspecies
- Carabus lafossei buchi Hauser, 1913
- Carabus lafossei coelestis Stewart, 1845
- Carabus lafossei lafossei Feisthamel, 1845
- Carabus lafossei montigradus Hauser, 1920
- Carabus lafossei pseudocoelestis Kleinfeld, 1999
- Carabus lafossei saturatus Hauser, 1913
- Carabus lafossei tiantai Kleinfeld, 1997
- Carabus lafossei tungchengensis Li, 1993
References
- Biolib
- Carabidae of the world Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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