Other Common Names
Searchers, along with genus Carabus. Both of these are in the tribe Carabini.
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Calosoma Weber 1801. Taxonomic notes:
has recently been revised; the nomenclature in the guide follows Erwin (2007) and Lorenz (2005), not Arnett and Thomas
(1)Explanation of Names
From Greek
kalos (καλος) 'pretty', 'beautiful' +
soma (σωμα) 'body'
(2) (3).
Numbers
18 spp. in 5 subgenera in our area
(1):
subgenus Calosoma: aurocinctum, frigidum, scrutator, splendidum, sycophanta, wilcoxi
subgenus Castrida: sayi
subgenus Blaptosoma: haydeni haydeni, haydeni punctulicolle
subgenus Callitropa: externum, macra, protracta
subgenus Carabosoma: angulatum, eremicola, marginale, parvicolle, peregrinator, prominens, sponsum
Range
Much of NA, more diverse in the south
Print References
Borror, entries for
calo,
soma (2)
Burgess, A.F. & C.W. Collins. 1917. The genus
Calosoma: including studies of seasonal histories, habits, and economic importance of American species north of Mexico and of several introduced species. USDA Bur. Entomol. Bull. 417: 1-124.
Full text
The Century Dictionary, entry for
Calosoma (3)
Internet References
Observationes entomologicae, p.20 Weber's original description of the genus
