''Eocarterus esau'' is a species of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), 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 ...

in the genus

Eocarterus ''Eocarterus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. It contains eight species divided into two subgenera, ''Eocarterus'' and ''Baeticocarus''. Species Subgenus ''Baeticocarus'' This subgenus contains the following species: * ''Eocarte ...

. It was discovered by the zoologist Heyden in 1885.

References

esau Esau is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and by the minor prophet, prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The story of Jacob and Esau reflects the historical relationship between Israel and Edom, aiming ...

Beetles described in 1885 {{Harpalinae-stub