Carabus morbillosus is a beetle of the family Carabidae.
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| Carabus morbillosus from Tunisia. Male and female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Carabus |
| Species: | C. morbillosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Carabus morbillosus Fabricius 1792
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Description edit
Carabus morbillosus reaches about 30 millimetres (1.2 in) 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 edit
This species occurs in France, Italy, Malta, Spain and in North Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia).[1]
Subspecies edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "African countries distribution". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links edit
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