Carabus Linnaeus, 1758
(a genus of ground beetles)

Interactions where Carabus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is endoparasitised by larva Sarcophaga nigriventris a flesh fly Diptera: Sarcophagidae Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Sarcophagidae/Sarcophaga nigriventris/Sarcophaga nigriventrisa flesh flylarva Animal / parasite / endoparasite /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Carabus/Carabusa genus of ground beetles larva endoparasitises

Author & YearTitleSource
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and CalliphoridaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Carabus (a genus of ground beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Carabus (a genus of ground beetles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Carabus arvensis
a ground beetle
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Carabus clatratus
a ground beetle
Species 1 references
Carabus glabratus
a ground beetle
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Carabus granulatus
a ground beetle
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Carabus intricatus
Blue Ground Beetle
Species 1 references
Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Carabus nemoralis
a ground beetle
Species 1 references
Carabus nitens
a ground beetle
Species 1 references
Carabus problematicus
a ground beetle
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCarabus (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (a subfamily of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carabus (a genus of ground beetles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Cooter, J. & Barclay M.V.L. (eds) 2006 A Coleopterist’s handbook The Amateur Entomolgist, 11, Fourth Edition edition, 439pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Hackston, M. 2009 Genus Carabus illustrated key http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/
Turin, H., Penev, A. & Casale, A. 2003 The Genus Carabus in Europe, a synthesis 536pp, Pensoft
in the field () Walters, J. 2009 1. Carabus, Calosoma and Cychrus Guides to British Beetles

Carabus (a genus of ground beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Carabus (a genus of ground beetles):

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