Carabus_hispanus
Carabus hispanus
Species of beetle
Carabus hispanus is a species of beetle in family Carabidae native to southwestern France, with the Massif Central as the northern boundary of its distribution range.
| Carabus hispanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. hispanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carabus hispanus Fabricius, 1787 | |
Carabus hispanus is a predacious ground beetle. Thus, they are predators and tend to hunt and eat other species.[1][2] Their diet typically consists of earthworms, slugs, snails, and other insects, gastropods, fruits, and mollusks.[1]
Geographically, these beetles are commonly found in the south-central and southwest French regions of Cévennes, the Drome, and the Landes, and they are a forest species which can typically be found on north-exposed slopes.[3]
The species is known for its colorful and often iridescent exoskeleton, and is considered a larger beetle with females measuring up to 40mm.[3]
- Carabus hispanus at Fauna Europaea
Data related to Carabus hispanus at Wikispecies
Media related to Carabus hispanus at Wikimedia Commons
- Bursztyka, Piotr; Saffray, Dominique; Lafont-Lecuelle, Céline; Brin, Antoine; Pageat, Patrick (2013-11-14). "Chemical Compounds Related to the Predation Risk Posed by Malacophagous Ground Beetles Alter Self-Maintenance Behavior of Naive Slugs (Deroceras reticulatum)". PLOS ONE. 8 (11): e79361. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079361. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3828363. PMID 24244487.
- "Predatory Beetles | University of Maryland Extension". extension.umd.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- Van Elegem, Bernard (May 5, 2012). "Carabus Hispanus".
