Calosoma planicolle Chaudoir, 1869 is a animal in the Carabidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Calosoma planicolle Chaudoir, 1869
Calosoma planicolle is a glossy black ground beetle, described in 1869, found across southern and eastern Africa, measuring 30–40 mm long.
Calosoma planicolle is a species of ground beetle belonging to the subfamily Carabinae. It was first described by Maximilien Chaudoir in 1869. This species occurs in Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa. Adult individuals of Calosoma planicolle grow to between 30 and 40 millimeters in length and have a glossy black coloration.
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Agonum sexpunctatum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Galerita bicolor (Drury, 1773)
Carabus rugosus Fabricius, 1792
Amara aenea (DeGeer, 1774)
Anchomenus dorsalis (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Calosoma olivieri Dejean, 1831
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