Ceroglossus chilensis, the Chilean magnificent beetle, is a species of beetle of the family Carabidae.
Subspecies
Ceroglossus chilensis angolicus Kraatz-Koschlau, 1888
Ceroglossus chilensis chilensis Escholtz, 1829
Ceroglossus chilensis colchaguensis Reed, 1875
Ceroglossus chilensis cyanicollis Kraatz, 1887
Ceroglossus chilensis evenoui Jiroux, 1996
Ceroglossus chilensis fallaciosus Kraatz, 1880
Ceroglossus chilensis ficheti Jiroux, 1996
Ceroglossus chilensis galvezi Jaffrézic & Rataj, 2006
Ceroglossus chilensis germaini Jiroux, 1996
Ceroglossus chilensis gloriosus Gerstaecker, 1858
Ceroglossus chilensis jaffrezici Jiroux, 2006
Ceroglossus chilensis keithi Jiroux, 1997
Ceroglossus chilensis kraatzianus Morawitz, 1886
Ceroglossus chilensis latemarginatus Kraatz-Koschlau, 1889
Ceroglossus chilensis legrandi Heinz & Jiroux, 2001
Ceroglossus chilensis meridionalis Heinz & Jiroux, 2001
Ceroglossus chilensis mochae (Reed, 1874) Ceroglossus chilensis nigritulus Mandl, 1977 Ceroglossus chilensis pseudopatagonensis Heinz & Jiroux, 2001 Ceroglossus chilensis pseudovillaricensis Jiroux & Ugarte Peňa, 2006 Ceroglossus chilensis rataji Jiroux, 2006 Ceroglossus chilensis resplendens Jaffrézic & Rataj, 2006 Ceroglossus chilensis sculpturatus Jiroux & Rataj, 2006 Ceroglossus chilensis seladonicus Kraatz-Koschlau, 1887 Ceroglossus chilensis solieri Roeschke, 1900 Ceroglossus chilensis villaricensis Kraatz-Koschlau, 1885
Description
Ceroglossus chilensis can reach a body length of about . This species presents a marked sexual dimorphism as males have a wider proepisternum than females, while females have wider abdominal sternites. These beetles show also chromatic polymorphism, great genetic variations and morphological variability in shape and in size depending on subspecies and populations. Body color may be metallic green, brown, reddish or bluish.
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found in Chile and it is the most widespread Ceroglossus in the area. It mainly lives in native forests, in surrounding exotic plantations and in plantations of Pinus radiata.
References
Biolib
Paula Henríquez, Denise S. Donoso, Audrey A. Grez Population density, sex ratio, body size and fluctuating asymmetry of Ceroglossus chilensis (Carabidae) in the fragmented Maulino forest and surrounding pine plantations Hugo Benitez De La FUENTE, Marcela VIDAL, Raul BRIONES, Viviane JEREZ Sexual Dimorphism and Morphological Variation in Populations of Ceroglossus chilensis (Eschscholtz, 1829)(Coleoptera: Carabidae)