Calosoma (Carabops) harrarense Jakobson, 1900

Length 16-20 mm. It is similar to C. abyssinicum but the pronotum is not transverse, rather moderately elongated and, though regularly rounded, it is narrowed posteriorly. C. harrarense is further distinguished by the elytra moderately elongated. The sculpture of the elytron has 16 intervals of the same width and height (sculpture "triploid" and "homodynamic" sensu Jeannel), and it is similar to C. abyssinicum also for this characteristic; however the striae between the intervals are conspicuously dotted and the dots also affect the adjacent intervals. The upper body is entirely black, with faint metallic reflections.
C. harrarense, up to now, has only been found in the mountains of the ancient Ethiopian province of Hararge (Che'erch'er mountain range)

Examined specimens and literature’s data
Ethiopia. Hararge: Dire Dawa (AC, RMCA); Hirna (Csiki, 1924: 21); Che'erch'er mountain range: Zaphiro (MNHN), Gura Mulata (MNHN), Hìcka Burka (MNHN, RMCA); 20km SW Deder (Rougemont, 1976: 270).

Notes: Brachypterus. It can be found at high altitudes (2.200-2.500m). Adults are nocturnal and on the day they shelter under stones. Catches are reported in the rainy period, from August to October (Rougemont, 1976: 270)

Calosoma (Carabops) harrarense ♂ Jakobson, 1900 Harar, Zaphiro, Gura Mulata, 26.III.(19)00 (coll. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris)

Calosoma (Carabops) harrarense ♀ Jakobson, 1900 Ethiopie mer., Hìcka Bourka, avril 1905, de Rotschild (coll. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris)

Calosoma (Carabops) harrarense ♀ Jakobson, 1900 Ethiopie merid., Bourka, de Rotschild, 1905, coll. Museum Paris (Musée Royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren)

Calosoma (Carabops) harrarense ♂ Jakobson, 1900 Abyssinie, D.(ire) Daua, coll. Le Moult (Musée Royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren)

Calosoma (Carabops) harrarense ♀ Jakobson, 1900 Ethiopie mer., Hìcka Bourka, avril 1905, de Rotschild (coll. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris)

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