''Ceroglossus buqueti'' is a beetle of the

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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 fami ...

Description

''Ceroglossus buqueti'' reaches about in length. This species presents marked chromatic polymorphism and morphological variations in shape and in size depending on subspecies and populations. These beetles have a diurnal habit and are predators on small organisms.

Distribution

This species is endemic to the evergreen forests of

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. The subspecies ''Ceroglossus buqueti argentinensis'' occurs in

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. These ground beetles prefer xeric habitats and are very tolerant of arid environment.

Subspecies

* ''Ceroglossus buqueti andestus'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1887 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti argentinensis'' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti arieli'' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti arriagadai '' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti breuningi'' Heinz & Jiroux, 2001 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti buqueti'' Laporte de Castelnau, 1834 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti calvus'' Géhin, 1885 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti cecilae'' Jiroux, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti cherquencoensis'' Dorsselaer, 1955 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti chiloensis'' Hope, 1837 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti deuvei''Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti leopardalinus'' Rataj & Godeau, 2010 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti lorenzi'' Jiroux, 1998 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti magdalenaensis'' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti peladosus'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1887 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti snizeki'' Jiroux, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti subnitens'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1885 * ''Ceroglossus buqueti sybarita'' Gerstaecker, 1858

References

Biolib

Universal Biological Indexer

External links

Carabinae Beetles described in 1834 {{Carabinae-stub