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Carabus Hummelioides
''Carabus'' is a genus of beetles in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, 897 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae.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 The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 11 Nearctic species are also known. ''Carabus'' spp. are long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars. Most Carabus species were thought to have inhabited the Eurasian forest, but the species' low dispersal abilities altered the distribution of lineages within the genus. Diet Adult Carabus feeds on both small live and dead animals such as slugs, snails, earthworms, and insects in all stages, sometimes dead vertebrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carabus Glabratus
''Carabus glabratus'' is a species of beetle. It is a Boreo-arctic Montane species widespread in Central Europe and Northern Europe north to the Arctic Circle. External links''Carabus glabratus'' at Ground Beetles of Ireland * * Carabus, glabratus Beetles of Europe Beetles described in 1790 Articles containing video clips Insects of the Arctic {{carabus-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
