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No Common Name (Calosoma prominens)

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Calosoma prominens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. prominens
Binomial name
Calosoma prominens
LeConte, 1853
Synonyms
  • Calosoma angulatum LeConte, 1852

Calosoma prominens, the projecting caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae.[1] It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853.[1] This species is found in Mexico (Baja California, Chihuahua, Durango, Sonora) and the United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas), where it inhabits acacia/cactus scrub areas.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Calosoma prominens LeConte, 1853". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)