Name
Carabus
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Genus: Carabus
Habitat
Terrestrial, epigeal
Feeding
Carnivore
Distribution
Palearctic
Conservation status
Majority of species Not evaluated
Additional information
Strong jaws. Moniliform antennae and marching legs. Elytra of variable color usually with bright reflections.
Bibliography
Deuve T.; Cruaud, A.; Genson, G.; and Rasplus, J.Y. (2012). Molecular systematics and evolutionary history of the genus Carabus (Col. Carabidae). Mol. Phylogenet Evol. 65(1):259-75. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.06.015
- Serrano J. 2020. Catálogo electrónico de los Cicindelidae y Carabidae de la Península Ibérica (Coleoptera, Caraboidea) Monografías electrónicas SEA, vol. 9 (http://sea-entomologia.org/caraboidea/03.pdf).
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