Calosoma sycophanta Linnaeus 1758 (forest caterpillar hunter)

Insecta - Coleoptera - Carabidae

Alternative combination: Carabus sycophanta

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Calosoma according to V. Tamutis et al. 2011

See also De Geer 1774, Fabricius 1775, Gersdorf 1969, Gersdorf 1976, Linnaeus 1758, Linnaeus 1761 and Linnaeus 1767

Sister taxa: Calosoma (Campalita), Calosoma agassizi, Calosoma brunneum, Calosoma calvini, Calosoma caraboides, Calosoma catenulatum, Calosoma ceresti, Calosoma cockerelli, Calosoma emmonsi, Calosoma escheri, Calosoma escrobiculatum, Calosoma fernquisti, Calosoma grasui, Calosoma heeri, Calosoma inquisitor, Calosoma jaccardi, Calosoma kimi, Calosoma maderae, Calosoma nauckianum, Calosoma semilaeve

Distribution: found only at Willershausen clay pit (GZG collection) (Pliocene of Germany)

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