Carabus smaragdinus
Carabus smaragdinus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Carabidae.
Subspecies
Carabus smaragdinus branickii Taczanowski, 1887 Carabus smaragdinus dolichognathus Deuve, 1995 Carabus smaragdinus euviridis Carabus smaragdinus furumiellus Deuve, 1994 Carabus smaragdinus hoenggandoensis Carabus smaragdinus honanensis Hauser, 1921 Carabus smaragdinus hongdoensis Carabus smaragdinus liaodongensis Carabus smaragdinus longipennis Chaudoir, 1863 Carabus smaragdinus mandschuricus Semenov, 1898 Carabus smaragdinus monilifer Tatum, 1847 Carabus smaragdinus pinganensis Hauser, 1920 Carabus smaragdinus shantungensis Born, 1910 Carabus smaragdinus smaragdinus Fischer, 1823 Carabus smaragdinus yanggangensis Deuve & Li, 2000 Carabus smaragdinus zhongtiaoshanus Imura & Yamaya, 1994
Description
Carabus smaragdinus can reach a length of about. The body is slender and the surface is metallic green or reddish coppery, depending on subspecies. The elytra are broad, robust and longitudinally covered with rows of small dotted points like bumps. Adults can be found from May through September. They mainly eat small creatures like earthworms.
Distribution
This species is native to the Far East. It can be found in North and South Korea, and in China; from Inner Mongolia to Jilin and Henan to the east and Shanxi to the west.