Carabus kaufmanni

Description

Carabus kaufmanni is a species of beetle. It was first described by Semyon Martynovich Solsky in 1874. Carabus kaufmanni belongs to the genus Carabus, and family Carabidae. Carabus is a genus of beetles in family Carabidae. The genus is highly diverse with 94 subgenera, 897 species and 2300 subspecies, thus is the largest genus in the subfamily Carabinae. The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 11 Nearctic species are also known. Carabus spp. are 12–50 mm (0.47–1.97 in) long, and most species are wingless and often very colourful. These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars.