Calosoma sayi

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Adephaga

Familia: Carabidae
Subfamilia: Carabinae
Tribus: Carabini
Subtribus: Calosomatina
Genus: Calosoma
Species: Calosoma sayi
Name

Calosoma sayi Dejean, 1826: 198

Lectotype: MHNP, ♀, designated by Deuve (1978: 246)

Type locality: «Amérique septentrionale» (original citation).

Mentions

Calosoma armata Laporte, 1835: 156
Calosoma sayi var. abdominale Géhin, 1885: 58.
Calosoma sayi virginica Casey, 1897: 344
Calosoma alternans var. cuprascens Roeschke, 1900: 71

References

Dejean, P.F.M.A. 1826. Spécies général des coléoptères de la collection de M. le Comte Dejean. 2 [Tome second]: viii + 501 pp. Chez Crevot, Paris, France. BHL Reference page. [original description: p. 198]

Calosoma sayi, also known as "Say's caterpillar hunter or "Black Caterpillar Hunter",[1] [2] is a species of ground beetle of the subfamily Carabinae.[3] It was described by Dejean in 1826.[3] A large, lustrous black beetle found throughout the United States, its habitat is fields and disturbed areas. About 25mm to 28mm long, its grooved elytra have rows of metallic dots or pits. Said pits are smaller than many Calosoma, and are ruby red. Both larvae and adults prey upon other larvae and pupae, specifically those of grubs, flies, and lepidoptera.[2]
References

Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 65.
"Black Caterpillar Hunter Beetle". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
"Calosoma Weber, 1801". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2012.