Calosoma prominens

Calosoma prominens

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae

Calosoma prominens, the projecting caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1853. 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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Calosoma prominens

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