Narrative

Ground Beetles, family Carabidae, are usually small beetles that live on the forest floor. They can run quite well as they generally have well-developed legs. Many Carabidae are carnivorous in that they eat other insects. The family is distributed worldwide.

The Carabus group of beetles contains some very beautiful kinds. The Coptolabrus group of China and the Chrysocarabus group of Europe are especially beautiful. The taxonomy in the Carabus group is very complicated as the group achieves its greatest development in various mountain areas, and each valley has its own color variations.

Beginning beetle scientists are initially drawn to the large beetles such as Goliathus, Dynastes, and Megasoma. The advanced student of exotic beetles will end up studying the Carabus group.

Taxonomy

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