Biology:Carabus hispanus
| Carabus hispanus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. hispanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carabus hispanus Fabricius, 1787
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Carabus hispanus is a species of beetle in family Carabidae native to southwestern France, with the Massif Central as the northern boundary of its distribution range.
Description
Carabus hispanus is a predacious ground beetle. Thus, they are predators and tend to hunt and eat other species.[1][2] Their diet typically consists of earthworms, slugs, snails, and other insects, gastropods, fruits, and mollusks.[1]
Geographically, these beetles are commonly found in the south-central and southwest French regions of Cévennes, the Drome, and the Landes, and they are a forest species which can typically be found on north-exposed slopes.[3]
The species is known for its colorful and often iridescent exoskeleton, and is considered a larger beetle with females measuring up to 40mm.[3]
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q147688 entry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bursztyka, Piotr; Saffray, Dominique; Lafont-Lecuelle, Céline; Brin, Antoine; Pageat, Patrick (2013-11-14). "Chemical Compounds Related to the Predation Risk Posed by Malacophagous Ground Beetles Alter Self-Maintenance Behavior of Naive Slugs (Deroceras reticulatum)" (in en). PLOS ONE 8 (11): e79361. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079361. ISSN 1932-6203. PMID 24244487. PMC 3828363. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0079361.
- ↑ "Predatory Beetles | University of Maryland Extension" (in en). https://extension.umd.edu/resource/predatory-beetles.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Van Elegem, Bernard (May 5, 2012). "Carabus Hispanus". http://www.bernardvanelegem.com/news/carabus-hispanus-holy-grail-french-ground-beetles.
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