Calosoma algiricum: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Carabidae
Genus
Calosoma
Species
Calosoma algiricum
Scientific Name
Calosoma algiricum

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Calosoma algiricum

Calosoma algiricum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. This species is found in Italy, Albania, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iran, on the Canary Islands and in Turkmenistan It was described by Gehin in 1885., where it inhabits arid or sub-desert areas, especially oases.

Adults reach a length of 30–35 mm and they are black. They prey on the larvae of moths and locusts.

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