Mahoosive Coleoptera sp. ID

[C_Strike]

Hey all, some school im working at at the moment has these beetles running around, i have 2 and i have seen a dead specimen.
They seem anatomically similar to the Egyptian beetles in the hobby, cant remember which beetle family they are and cant google it cozza this virus


If anyone knows predatory beetles quite well, just tell me the taxonomic features of the species, and il upload some pics. if i can, of them for you.


il try to get some more pics of them

[C_Strike]

This is the smaller of the two i have

[clockworkorange]

Looks like a Carabus sp. (intricatus?) to me... Let me know if you find out precisely!

Cheers,

Mika

[Vase]

Are they Tiger Beetles?

[clockworkorange]

Originally Posted by Vase

Are they Tiger Beetles?

Actually you are half right and half wrong. Under the common name Tiger Beetle, hobbyists usually speak about the subfamily Cicindelinae. I am pretty sure that what we have here is a member of the subfamily Carabinae. However, both belong to the family Carabidae...

[clockworkorange]

and for Cam, here are some taxonomic keys with pics... in French.

Entomoland - Carabus intricatus - Fiche détaillée

could be a Carabus violaceus as well.

Cheers

Mika

[C_Strike]

Thanks once more, your a true foutain of knowledge!
if i could speak french or access a translator on web id understand that link, hehe
well, it looks like the one by the pics, but all three specimens iv seen havent been so vivid in colour. The irridescence is present around the edges of the plates more so than total coverage.
Well, il have a look and see if i have any info in any of my books, lol

awesome thing though.
il let you know if i find snything out

The head plate looks a different shape though, tese are more pronounced than the C intricatus atleast

[chris_walton]

they look like english beetles to me

[C_Strike]

i wasnt incinuating they are foreign, just refered to the egyptian species for anatomical referecnce
im pretty sure theyr british, but i have seen these before, im pretty interested in id'in it if theyr common and stuff, iv seen smaller ones, and genuine Coleoptera sp often around the ancient woodland here, but never one of these, lol strange because im always rummaging through leaf litter and stuff, lmao

[bluetongued]

It looks like a violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus) to me...they eat slugs so great for your garden.