Carabus finitimus

Haldeman, 1852

Haldeman's worm and slug hunter

Carabus finitimus is a bluish-colored ground beetle in the Carabidae. It inhabits bottomland forests along rivers in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. are brachypterous (short-winged) and . The "Haldeman's worm and slug hunter" reflects its predatory habits.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Carabus finitimus: /ˈka.ra.bus fɪˈniː.tɪ.mus/

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Habitat

Bottomland forests along rivers

Distribution

Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, United States

Behavior

are and brachypterous (short-winged, with reduced capability)

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