Calosoma Alternans

	Calosoma Alternans ''Calosoma alternans'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central and South America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Calosoma alternans'': * ''Calosoma alternans alternans'' (Fabricius, 1792) (Colombia, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, and Venezuela) * ''Calosoma alternans granulatum'' Perty, 1830 (Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay) References alternans Beetles described in 1792 {{calosoma-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Calosoma Alternans ''Calosoma alternans'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central and South America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Calosoma alternans'': * ''Calosoma alternans alternans'' (Fabricius, 1792) (Colombia, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, and Venezuela) * ''Calosoma alternans granulatum'' Perty, 1830 (Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay) References alternans Beetles described in 1792 {{calosoma-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is considered one of the most important entomologists of the 18th century, having named nearly 10,000 species of animals, and established the basis for the modern insect classification. Biography Johan Christian Fabricius was born on 7 January 1745 at Tønder in the Duchy of Schleswig, where his father was a doctor. He studied at the gymnasium at Altona and entered the University of Copenhagen in 1762. Later the same year he travelled together with his friend and relative Johan Zoëga to Uppsala, where he studied under Carl Linnaeus for two years. On his return, he started work on his , which was finally published in 1775. Throughout this time, he remained dependent on subsidies from his father, who worked as a consultant at Frederiks Hospita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan 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 fore leg tibiae bearing a comb of hairs used for cleaning their antennae. Defensive secretions Typical for the ancient beetle suborder Adephaga to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]