Calosoma maderae

Calosoma maderae is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae which is 25 to 35 millimetres (0.98 to 1.38 in) long.[1] It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775 and is found in African countries such as Algeria, Canary Islands, Morocco, and Tunisia as well as Asian ones such as Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan, and Kashmir. In Europe it is found in Croatia, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Madeira, Russia, and Granada, and Spain.[2]

Calosoma maderae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. maderae
Binomial name
Calosoma maderae
Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
  • Carabus maderae Fabricius, 1775
  • Carabus auropunctatum Herbst, 1784
  • Carabus indagator Fabricius, 1787
  • Carabus herbsti Gmelin, 1788
  • Carabus sericeus Fabricius, 1792[1]

Distribution

In Algeria it is found in Batna, Boukhenifis, and Oran. In France it is known from Seine-et-Oise and Le Pecq while in Russia it is found in Astrakhan, Saint Petersburg and Saratov. It is also known from Bad Lauterberg, Germany, Craiova and Bârlad cities of Romania, Jarosław, Poland, Oslo, Norway, Nitra, Slovakia, and Öland, Sweden. The species is also found in Libya, Kuwait, and cities like Alag-Nur and Govi-Altai Province of Mongolia.[1]

It is also native to Central Asia where it is found in the Kazakhstani capital Astana as well as Tian Shan and Pskem Mountains. It is also native to Afghan-Tajikistan border where it is found in west Great Pamir as well as in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.[1]

In the Middle East, it is known from Balochistan and Khuzestan Provinces of Iran and Damascus, Syria as well as Hermon and Carmel mountains of Israel.[1]

References
  1. Sandro Bruschi. "Calosoma (Campalita) maderae (Fabricius, 1775)". Calosoma of the World. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. "Calosoma (Campalita) maderae Fabricius, 1775". Carabidae of the World. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
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