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Ground Beetle - Carabus violaceus purpurascens, Carabus purpurascens - Violette Schallebijter
Violette Schallebijter
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08/11/2015
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Carabus violaceus purpurascens or Megodontus violaceus purpurascens is considered by some authors (Rautenstrauch) as a separate species, 'Megondontus purpurascens', which occurs in the Western part of Europe. In Turin et al., 'purpurascens' is considered as a subspecies of Megodontus violaceus or Carabus violaceus.
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