Carabus maeander, the menderes worm and slug hunter, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. The species fly in May and June, are black in colour and long. It is found in northeastern United States and both central and southern Canada (including Alberta). The species is also found outside of North America. In Russia, it is found in eastern Siberia while in Japan it is known from Hokkaido and Kunashir Islands. It also exists in South Korea.
Subspecies
These subspecies belong to the species Carabus maeander:
- Carabus maeander chejuensis <small>Deuve, 1991</small> (South Korea)
- Carabus maeander evenkiensis (Russia)
- Carabus maeander lapilayi <small>Castelnau, 1835</small>
- Carabus maeander maeander <small>Fischer von Waldheim, 1820</small> (China, North Korea, South Korea, USA, Canada, Russia, Mongolia, Alaska)
- Carabus maeander nobukii <small>(Imura, 2003)</small> (Japan)
- Carabus maeander paludis <small>Géhin, 1885</small> (China, Japan, Russia)
- â Carabus maeander sangamon <small>Wickham, 1917</small> (described from Sangamon Peat, Champaign Co.)
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