The huge violet ground beetle Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus crimeanus Mazzi & Cavazzuti (Coleoptera: Carabidae) was found outside of the Crimea

Abstract

Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus crimeanus Mazzi et Cavazzuti, 2014 was recorded in Melitopol (Zaporizhzhia Region, Ukraine). This subspecies has been previously recorded only from the Crimean Peninsula. Possible ways of its appearance in a new locality are discussed. Some data of its counts, distribution and biology are provided.