Catascopus elegans is a species in the beetle family Carabidae. It is found in Southeast Asia and Australia.[1][2]

Catascopus elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Lebiinae
Tribe: Lebiini
Subtribe: Pericalina
Genus: Catascopus
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Catascopus elegans
(Weber, 1801)

Subspecies

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These 11 subspecies belong to the species Catascopus elegans:

  • Catascopus elegans amoenus Chaudoir, 1861 (Indonesia, New Guinea, and Papua)
  • Catascopus elegans andamanicus Baehr, 2012 (India)
  • Catascopus elegans australasiae Hope, 1842 (Australia)
  • Catascopus elegans biakensis Baehr, 2012 (New Guinea)
  • Catascopus elegans cyaneus Chaudoir, 1872 (Australia)
  • Catascopus elegans elegans (Weber, 1801) (China, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Borneo)
  • Catascopus elegans lateralis Brullé, 1834 (Indonesia)
  • Catascopus elegans philippinus Baehr, 2012 (Philippines)
  • Catascopus elegans salomonicus Baehr, 2012 (the Solomon Islands)
  • Catascopus elegans scintillans Bates, 1892 (Nepal and India)
  • Catascopus elegans viridans Baehr, 2012 (Indonesia)

References

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  1. ^ "Catascopus elegans (Weber, 1801)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.