Carabus violaceus Linnaeus, 1758
(Violet Ground Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle)
GenusCarabus (a genus of ground beetles)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (a subfamily of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle) :
1: Carabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle)
4 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Carabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle)
3 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 2: Dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Lateral view - enlarged

Carabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carabus violaceus (Violet Ground Beetle)
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