CarabidaeCalosoma oceanicum (Beetle)
Calosoma oceanicum is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. This species of Calosoma (Australodrepa) oceanicum beetle has the distinct green colouration and fine elytral striae.
As in most beetle species, the elytra are the most iconic feature of this group of insects, varying in size, shape, coloration, coverage, and sculpture, providing the taxonomic details for identifications. When the elytra opens, the hindwings extend allowing the beetles to fly, although there are beetles in the families Scarabaeidae and Buprestidae can fly with the elytra closed.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Adephaga
- Superfamily: Caraboidea
- Family: Carabidae
- Subfamily: Carabinae
- Tribe: Carabini
- Genus: Calosoma
- Subgenus: Calosoma (Australodrepa)
- Species: Calosoma oceanicum
Footnote & References
- Many thanks for ID to Tony Eales and Allen Sundholm, members of Australasian Beetles Only, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639/
- Calosoma (Australodrepa) oceanicum Perroud & Montrouzier, 1865, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Calosoma (Australodrepa) oceanicum
CarabidaeCalosoma oceanicum (Beetle)
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