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Calosoma scrutator

Summary 6

Calosoma scrutator is a species of ground beetle belonging to the genus Calosoma and the subgenus Acalosoma. 35 mm long, it is diffused in North America.

Description 7

Locality: Native, New World. Canada- ON, PQ; Mexico- BJ, CH, JA, MH, NA, OA, SO, VC; USA- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MN, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV; Venezuela.

Common Name: Examinor's Caterpiller Hunter

Synonyms: Carabus scrutator Fabricius, 1775

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) cotinis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cotinis, https://www.flickr.com/photos/pcoin/1286813005/
  2. (c) Patrick Coin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1098/1286813005_adf9bae6b9_o.jpg
  3. (c) James Shelton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by James Shelton
  4. (c) Benjamin K Maples, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Benjamin K Maples
  5. (c) James W. Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James W. Beck
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calosoma_scrutator
  7. (c) Erwin, Terry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/17783563

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