Carabus masuzoi

Carabus masuzoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Family:Carabidae
Genus:Carabus
Species: C. masuzoi
Binomial name
Carabus masuzoi
(Imura & Sato, 1989)

Carabus masuzoi is a species of ground beetle, in the family of Carabidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, and is first found in mid-altitude areas of central Taiwan. Its body is black colored with longitudinal indents on its elytra.

The variation in shapes of its prothorax and in male genital sizes from different types of habitats was discussed in a research article appeared in a Entomological Society of America journal in 2018. [1]

References

  1. "Animals of the Entomological Society of America, Volume 111-Pg.98–102". Retrieved 2018-10-03.
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