| Carabus solieri | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real Life | ||
| Classification | Carabus solieri | ||
| Species type | Ground Beetle | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Environment | Alpine beech and chestnut forests | ||
| Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Discovered | 1826 | ||
| Discoverer | Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Reproduction | Sexual; lays eggs | ||
| Average length | 25–40 mm (0.98–1.57 in) | ||
| Locomotion | Hexapodal walking | ||
| Feeding behavior | Carnivorous (molluscivorous) | ||
| Prey | Snails | ||
| Distinctive features | Ribbed elytra | ||
| Eye color | Creamy red-brown | ||
| Skin color | Metallic bright green, golden-green or coppery-green | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Related species | 960+ other Carabus beetle species | ||
| Cultural information | |||
| Alignment | True Neutral | ||
| Organization | Solitary | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota (Eukaryotes) | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Infrakingdom | Bilateria | ||
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa | ||
| Phylum | Arthropoda (Arthropods) | ||
| Subphylum | Hexapoda | ||
| Class | Insecta (Insects) | ||
| Subclass | Pterygota | ||
| Infraclass | Neoptera | ||
| Order | Coleoptera (Beetles) | ||
| Suborder | Adephaga | ||
| Family | Carabidae (Ground Beetles) | ||
| Subfamily | Carabinae | ||
| Supergenus | Caraboidea | ||
| Genus | Carabus | ||
| Species | C. solieri | ||
| Subspecies | C. s. bonadonai, C. s. bonnetianus, C. s. clairi, C. s. liguranus, C. s. solieri | ||
| Other information | |||
| First sighting | 1826 | ||
| Last sighting | Current (2020s) | ||
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Carabus solieri is a species of ground beetle found in Europe, specifically in the nations of France and Italy, and even more specifically in parts of the Western Alps and Apennines mountain ranges. They prefer elevations between 100–2,500 meters (330–8,200 ft) above sea level and live in beech and chestnut forests where they can live within the plentiful rotting leaves. They are crepuscular and nocturnal and primarily feed on local snails.
Its various subspecies are the holotype Carabus solieri solieri, discovered by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1826; Carabus solieri clairi, discovered by Joseph Jean Baptiste Géhin in 1885; Carabus solieri liguranus, discovered by Stephan von Breuning in 1933; and finally Carabus solieri bonnetianus and Carabus solieri bonadonai, discovered by Colas in 1936 and 1948, respectively.
Physiology[]
Their body is quite slender and can be colored metallic bright green, golden-green or coppery-green. The elytra are broad and robust, bordered in violet-red and longitudinal crossed by ribbing.