Calosoma bridgesi
| Calosoma bridgesi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Calosoma |
| Species: | C. bridgesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calosoma bridgesi Chaudoir, 1869
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Calosoma bridgesi is a brachypterous species of ground beetle in the subfamily of Carabinae. The species is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in), is reddish-black coloured, and is endemic to the Andes mountains of Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile where it is found on elevation of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft). It flies in January and February.[1]
History[]
It was originally described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1869. In 1927 Stephan von Breuning placed C. bridgesi into subgenus , which was later accepted by Jeannel but only as a subgenus of genus . In 1963, moved C. bridgesi to subgenus of genus . Following that move Jeannel placed the species into genus and by 1968 it was placed into subgenus by .[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Sandro Bruschi. "Calosoma (Callitropa) protractum LeConte, 1852". Colosoma of the World. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
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