Calosoma bastardi

Calosoma bastardi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. bastardi
Binomial name
Calosoma bastardi
Alluaud, 1925

Calosoma bastardi is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Alluaud in 1925. This species is found in south-eastern Madagascar.[1]

Adults reach a length of 25-33 mm are have a bright blue, sometimes greenish colour.

Etymology

The species is named for French naturalist and colonial administrator Eugène Joseph Bastard.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma bastardi Alluaud, 1925". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ Calosoma of the world


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