Carabus dietererberi

(Carabus dietererberi)

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Description

Carabus dietererberi is a species of beetle from family Carabidae that is endemic to Sichuan, China. They are 20 millimetres (0.79 in) long and have golden pronotum. They could sometimes be green as well. Carabus is a genus of beetles in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, 897 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 11 Nearctic species are also known. Carabus spp. are 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in) long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Carabidae
Genus:Carabus
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