Calosoma alternans

Calosoma alternans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Tribe: Carabini
Genus: Calosoma
Species:
C. alternans
Binomial name
Calosoma alternans
(Fabricius, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Carabus alternans Fabricius, 1792
  • Calosoma granulatum Perty, 1830
  • Callistriga coxalis Motschulsky, 1866
  • Calosoma armatum Reiche, 1843
  • Calosoma orbignyi Géhin, 1885
  • Calamata rugata Motschulsky, 1866
  • Calosoma brullei Blanchard, 1843
  • Calosoma imbricatum Brullé, 1838

Calosoma alternans, the reciprocal caterpillar hunter, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central and South America,[1][2] where it may be found in various habitats, such as tropical dry and moist forests, grasslands and cultivated fields.

Adults prey on Alabama argillacea and Spodoptera frugiperda.[3]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Calosoma alternans:

  • Calosoma alternans alternans (Fabricius, 1792) (Colombia, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico, and Venezuela)
  • Calosoma alternans granulatum Perty, 1830 (Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay)

References

  1. ^ "Calosoma alternans (Fabricius, 1792)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ Lorenz, Wolfgang (2021). "Carabcat Database". doi:10.48580/dfqf-3dk. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  3. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)


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