Giant ground beetle
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Carabus (Procerus) gigas duponcheli |
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The giant ground beetle ( Procerus gigas - which can be translated from Latin Gr. As "slim giant") is a species of beetle from the family of ground beetles (Carabidae).
features
The giant ground beetle grows to 40 to 70 millimeters. The shape of the beetle is oval and plump. The pronotum narrows to the base like a heart. The edge of the pronotum is bent up. The elytra are strongly arched. The structure is composed of about 15 rows of very raised and short tubercles. The top is glossy black.
Occurrence and way of life
The species occurs in Southeast Europe, in Central Europe the distribution area extends to Styria and Carinthia. The habitat of the giant ground beetle are humid low mountain ranges down to the subalpine locations.
Running movements take place (unlike the genus Carabus ) without haste, the species also roams slowly around during the day. The Imago reaches an age of 3 years and more. Roman snails serve primarily as food .
Subspecies
- Procerus g. duponcheli , Dejean 1831: Southern Greece
- Procerus g. parnassicus , Kraatz 1884: Greece, Macedonia, southern Albania
supporting documents
- CL Blumenthal: Procerus . In: Heinz Freude, Karl Wilhelm Harde, Gustav Adolf Lohse: The beetles of Central Europe . Volume 2 Adephaga 1, Goecke & Evers Verlag, Krefeld 1976, ISBN 3-87263-025-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harde & Severa - Kosmos Käferführer - P 98