Biology:Carabus maeander

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Short description: Species of beetle

Carabus maeander
Carabus maeander Jacobson.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Carabus
Species:
C. maeander
Binomial name
Carabus maeander
Fischer von Waldheim, 1820

Carabus maeander is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. The species fly in May and June, are black in colour and 15 to 23.5 millimetres (0.59 to 0.93 in) long. It is found in northeastern United States and both central and southern Canada (including Alberta).[1] The species is also found outside of North America. In Russia, it is found in eastern Siberia while in Japan it is known from Hokkaido and Kunashir Islands. It also exists in South Korea .[2]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Carabus maeander:

  • Carabus maeander chejuensis Deuve, 1991
  • Carabus maeander evenkiensis[2]
  • Carabus maeander lapilayi Castelnau, 1835[3]
  • Carabus maeander maeander Fischer von Waldheim, 1820[2]
  • Carabus maeander nobukii (Imura, 2003)
  • Carabus maeander paludis Géhin, 1885[4]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13454371 entry