Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Carabidae (Ground and tiger beetles)

Carabus (Megodontus) violaceus Linnaeus, 1758

Goldleiste Violet Ground Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Megodontus violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Procrustes violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) | Pachycranion violaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) |

  • Carabus violaceus 10672
    Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758  Goldleiste  Violet Ground Beetle 
    Carabus violaceus
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-07-12 15:56:57
    Image number: 10672

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-07-12 15:56:57
  • Carabus violaceus 10673
    Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758  Goldleiste  Violet Ground Beetle 
    Carabus violaceus
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-07-12 15:57:56
    Image number: 10673

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-07-12 15:57:56
  • Carabus violaceus 10674
    Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758  Goldleiste  Violet Ground Beetle 
    Carabus violaceus, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-07-12 15:56:17
    Image number: 10674

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-07-12 15:56:17
    conf. Christoph Benisch
  • Carabus violaceus 10158
    Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758  Goldleiste  Violet Ground Beetle 
    Carabus violaceus, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2021-07-31 17:05:42
    Image number: 10158

    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2021-07-31 17:05:42
    conf. Christoph Benisch
  • Carabus cf. violaceus, larva 6519
    Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758  Goldleiste  Violet Ground Beetle 
    Carabus cf. violaceus, larva, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-11-01 11:47:44
    Image number: 6519
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-11-01 11:47:44
    det. Christoph Benisch
  • Carabus cf. violaceus, larva 6520
    Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758  Goldleiste  Violet Ground Beetle 
    Carabus cf. violaceus, larva, det. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2013-11-01 11:46:38
    Image number: 6520
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2013-11-01 11:46:38
    det. Christoph Benisch

Classification:
Carabus violaceus belongs to the subfamily Carabinae, tribe Carabini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Lorenz W. (2019). CarabCat: Global database of ground beetles (version Oct 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Harde, Severa: Der Kosmos Käferführer: Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & KG, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-440-07682-2.
  3. Dr. Thomas Götz: Bestimmungsschlüssel zu den nachgewiesenen und potentiell vorkommenden Laufkäfern Baden-Württembergs
  4. Erik Arndt: Beiträge zur Insektenfauna der DDR: Gattung Carabus Linné (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Beitr. Ent., Berlin 39 (1989) 1, S. 63-103.