''Ceroglossus chilensis'', the Chilean magnificent beetle, is a species of beetle of the

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Subspecies

* ''Ceroglossus chilensis angolicus'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1888 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis chilensis'' Escholtz, 1829 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis colchaguensis'' Reed, 1875 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis cyanicollis'' Kraatz, 1887 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis drumonti'' Jiroux, 2008 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis evenoui'' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis fallaciosus'' Kraatz, 1880 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis ficheti'' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis galvezi'' Jaffrézic & Rataj, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis germaini'' Jiroux, 1996 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis gloriosus'' Gerstaecker, 1858 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis jaffrezici'' Jiroux, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis keithi'' Jiroux, 1997 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis kraatzianus'' Morawitz, 1886 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis latemarginatus'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1889 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis legrandi'' Heinz & Jiroux, 2001 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis meridionalis'' Heinz & Jiroux, 2001 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis mochae'' (Reed, 1874) * ''Ceroglossus chilensis nigritulus'' Mandl, 1977 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis pseudopatagonensis'' Heinz & Jiroux, 2001 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis pseudovillaricensis'' Jiroux & Ugarte Peňa, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis rataji'' Jiroux, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis resplendens'' Jaffrézic & Rataj, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis sculpturatus'' Jiroux & Rataj, 2006 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis seladonicus'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1887 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis solieri'' Roeschke, 1900 * ''Ceroglossus chilensis villaricensis'' Kraatz-Koschlau, 1885

Description

''Ceroglossus chilensis'' can reach a body length of about . This species presents a marked sexual dimorphism as males have a wider proepisternum than females, while females have wider abdominal sternites. These beetles show also chromatic polymorphism, great genetic variations and morphological variability in shape and in size depending on subspecies and populations. Body color may be metallic green, brown, reddish or bluish.

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found in

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and it is the most widespread ''Ceroglossus'' in the area. It mainly lives in native forests, in surrounding exotic plantations and in plantations of ''

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References

Biolib
* Paula Henríquez, Denise S. Donoso, Audrey A. Grez
Population density, sex ratio, body size and fluctuating asymmetry of Ceroglossus chilensis (Carabidae) in the fragmented Maulino forest and surrounding pine plantations
* Hugo Benitez De La FUENTE, Marcela VIDAL, Raul BRIONES, Viviane JEREZ
Sexual Dimorphism and Morphological Variation in Populations of Ceroglossus chilensis (Eschscholtz, 1829)(Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Carabinae Beetles described in 1829 Endemic fauna of Chile {{Carabinae-stub