Carabus morbillosus
| Carabus morbillosus | |
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| Carabus morbillosus from Tunisia. Male and female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. morbillosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carabus morbillosus Fabricius 1792
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Carabus morbillosus is a beetle of the family Carabidae.
Description
[edit]Carabus morbillosus reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. These beetles usually have a bright metallic bronze green or purple sometimes even blue coloration. They feed on snails and small insects.
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta, Spain and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).[1]
Subspecies
[edit]- Carabus morbillosus alternans Palliardi, 1825
- Carabus morbillosus constantinus Kraatz, 1899
- Carabus morbillosus cychrisans Lapouge, 1899
- Carabus morbillosus macilentus Vacher de Lapouge, 1899
- Carabus morbillosus maroccanus Bedel, 1895
- Carabus morbillosus morbillosus Fabricius, 1792
References
[edit]- ^ "African countries distribution". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
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