Calosoma deckeni

Calosoma deckeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. deckeni
Binomial name
Calosoma deckeni
(Gerstaecker, 1867)
Synonyms
  • Carabus deckeni Gerstaecker, 1867
  • Orinodromus alluaudae Alluaud, 1908
  • Orinodromus alluaudi Kolbe, 1905
  • Orinodromus gerstaeckeri Kolbe, 1895
  • Orinodromus nigripennis Kolbe, 1895

Calosoma deckeni is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae.[1] It was described by Gersteacker. This species is found in Tanzania,[1] where it inhabits the south-eastern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Adults reach a length of 12-18 mm. They have a reddish yellow pronotum and black to brown to yellow elytra.

Etymology

The species is named for German explorer Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Calosoma deckeni (Gerstaecker, 1867)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ Calosoma of the world


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