Carabus morbillosus is a beetle of the family Carabidae.

Carabus morbillosus
Carabus morbillosus from Tunisia. Male and female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Carabus
Species:
C. morbillosus
Binomial name
Carabus morbillosus
Synonyms
  • Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius 1792

Description

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Carabus morbillosus reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) in length. These beetles usually have a bright metallic bronze green or purple sometimes even blue coloration. They feed on snails and small insects.

Distribution

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This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta, Spain and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).[1]

Subspecies

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  • Carabus morbillosus alternans Palliardi, 1825
  • Carabus morbillosus constantinus Kraatz, 1899
  • Carabus morbillosus cychrisans Lapouge, 1899
  • Carabus morbillosus macilentus Vacher de Lapouge, 1899
  • Carabus morbillosus maroccanus Bedel, 1895
  • Carabus morbillosus morbillosus Fabricius, 1792

References

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  1. ^ "African countries distribution". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
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