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Carabus morbillosus

{{Short description|Species of beetle}}

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|image = Carabidae - Carabus morbillosus.JPG

|image_caption = Carabus morbillosus from Tunisia. Male and female

|genus = Carabus

|species = morbillosus

|authority = Fabricius 1792

|synonyms = *Carabus (Macrothorax) morbillosus Fabricius 1792

}}

Carabus morbillosus is a beetle of the family Carabidae.

==Description==

Carabus morbillosus reaches about {{convert|30|mm}} 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

This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta, Spain and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).{{cite web|url=https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id164837/|title=African countries distribution|publisher=Biolib.cz|accessdate=13 January 2012}}

Subspecies

  • 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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External links

  • [http://www.ubio.org/browser/details.php?namebankID=6862471 Universal Biological Indexer]
  • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8YiMcQxbSk Video of Carabus morbillosus on You Tube]

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morbillosus

Category:Beetles described in 1792

Category:Beetles of Europe

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