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Calosoma Reitteri
''Calosoma reitteri'' is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae found within Central Asia. It was described by Roeschke in 1897. It is named for entomologist Edmund Reitter Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector. Biography Edmund Reitter was best known as an expert on the beetles of the Palaearctic. He was an imperial advisor and editor of the .... References reitteri Beetles described in 1897 {{Calosoma-stub ...
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Ground Beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal families. They belong to the Adephaga. Members of the family are primarily carnivorous, but some members are phytophagous or omnivorous. Description and ecology Although their body shapes and coloring vary somewhat, most are shiny black or metallic and have ridged wing covers (elytra). The elytra are fused in some species, particularly the large Carabinae, rendering the beetles unable to fly. The species ''Mormolyce phyllodes'' is known as violin beetle due to their peculiarly shaped elytra. All carabids except the quite primitive flanged bombardier beetles (Paussinae) have a groove on their arthropod leg, fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antenna (biology), antennae. ...
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Carabinae
Carabinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Carabidae, containing the following genera: * ''Aplothorax'' Waterhouse, 1841 * ''Calosoma'' Weber, 1801 *''Calosoma oregonus'' Gidaspow, 1959 * ''Carabus'' Linnaeus, 1758 * ''Ceroglossus'' Solier, 1848 * '' Cychropsis'' Boileau, 1901 * ''Cychrus'' Fabricius, 1794 * ''Maoripamborus'' Brookes, 1944 * ''Pamborus'' Latreille, 1817 * ''Scaphinotus'' Dejean, 1826 * ''Sphaeroderus ''Sphaeroderus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae, found in North America. The genus contains the following species: * '' Sphaeroderus bicarinatus'' (LeConte, 1853) * '' Sphaeroderus canadensis'' Chaudoir, 1861 * '' Sphaeroderus ind ...'' Dejean, 1831 References Carabidae subfamilies {{Carabinae-stub ...
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Edmund Reitter
Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector. Biography Edmund Reitter was best known as an expert on the beetles of the Palaearctic. He was an imperial advisor and editor of the ''Wiener Entomologischen Zeitung'', (Vienna Entomological Gazette). In addition he was a member and honorary member of Deutsche Gesellschaft für allgemeine und angewandte Entomologie in Berlin, the Vereins für schlesische Insektenkunde in Breslau, the Museum Francisco-Carolinum in Linz, the Vereins für Naturkunde (Association for Natural History) in Austria, the Société entomologique de Russie in Saint Petersburg, the Société royale entomologique d’Égypte and the Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging in Rotterdam. He was also known as an insect dealer. As a corresponding member he worked with the Naturwissenschaftlichen Verein in Troppau, the Socíetas pro Fauna et Flora fennica in Helsinki und the Real Sociedad Española de Hi ...
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Calosoma
''Calosoma'' is a genus of large ground beetles that occur primarily throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and are referred to as caterpillar hunters or caterpillar searchers. Many of the 167 species are largely or entirely black, but some have bright metallic coloration. They produce a foul-smelling spray from glands near the tip of the abdomen. They are recognizable due to their large thorax, which is almost the size of their abdomen and much wider than their head.Powell & Hogue (1979), California Insects. p. 262. History In 1905, '' Calosoma sycophanta'' was imported to New England for control of the gypsy moth. The species is a voracious consumer of caterpillars during both its larval stage and as an adult, as are other species in the genus. For this reason, they are generally considered beneficial insects. Several species of this beetle, most notably the black calosoma (''Calosoma semilaeve'') are especially common in the California California is a state in the Wes ...
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