Calosoma
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| Calosoma sycophanta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Tribe: | Carabini |
| Genus: | Calosoma Weber, 1801 |
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Calosoma is a genus of large ground beetles that occur primarily throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and are referred to as caterpillar hunters or caterpillar searchers. Many of the 167 species are largely or entirely black, but some have bright metallic coloration. They produce a foul-smelling spray from glands near the tip of the abdomen. They are recognizable due to their large thorax, which is almost the width of their abdomen and much wider than their head.[1]
Calosoma has about 20 subgenera, including some former genera such as Callisthenes.[2][3]
History
In 1905, Calosoma sycophanta was imported to New England for control of the spongy moth. The species is a voracious consumer of caterpillars during both its larval stage and as an adult, as are other species in the genus. For this reason, they are generally considered beneficial insects. Several species of this beetle, most notably the black calosoma (Calosoma semilaeve) are especially common in the California area.
See also
References
- ^ Powell & Hogue (1979), California Insects. p. 262.
- ^ "Calosoma Weber, 1801". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ Bruschi, Sandro. "Calosoma of the World". Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- Friedrich Weber 1801: Obs. Ent., 20; Fabricius 1801, Syst. Eleuth., 1: 211.
- Ground beetles of the genus Calosoma (Carabidae): atlas of beetles of Russia
- Detailed catalogue of ground beetles of the genus Callisthenes Fischer von Waldheim, 1821
- Powell & Hogue (1979), California Insects. p. 262.
External links
Media related to Calosoma at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Calosoma at Wikispecies- Ground Beetles, Susan Mahr, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Forest Caterpillar Hunter, BioLib.cz.
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