''Carabus masuzoi'' is a species of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...

, family of Carabidae. It is endemic to Taiwan, and was first found in mid-altitude mountains of central Taiwan. Its body is black colored with longitudinal indents on its

elytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs ( Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes altern ...

, and is capable of flight. Its morphology differs between different habitat types.

References

masuzoi Beetles of Asia Insects of Taiwan Endemic fauna of Taiwan Beetles described in 1989 {{carabus-stub