''Carabus spinolae'' is a species of black-coloured

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

in the family

Carabidae 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 ...

that is endemic to

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species ''Carabus spinolae'': * ''Carabus spinolae drouxi'' (Machard, 1977) (Turkey) * ''Carabus spinolae kocacikanus'' Mazzi & Cavazzuti, 2014 (Turkey) * ''Carabus spinolae kovanliki'' Cavazzuti, 2014 (Turkey) * ''Carabus spinolae leonidas'' Cavazzuti, 1999 (Turkey) * ''Carabus spinolae pseudorouziei'' Cavazzuti, 2014 (Turkey) * ''Carabus spinolae spinolae'' Cristofori & Jan, 1837 (Turkey)

References

spinolae Beetles described in 1837 Endemic fauna of Turkey {{carabus-stub