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Ciao,
Could you please help me determine this species I found a few years ago in Luxembourg, in July.
Thank you in advance. Kind regards,
V.R.

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Tc70

Which expert could help on that one ?
Thanks in advance.

Personally, I hesitate between Carabus intricatus and Carabus (Megodontus) purpurascens ...
What do the experts think

Ouch. In my opinion, showing that big head, strangely shaped angular pronotum, elongated elytrae and short legs it cannot be an intricatus. It looks more similar to a purpurascens or a violaceus, probably with some misshape due to a wound or a problem during metamorphosis.
It is just my two cents, mind it.

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Augusto (aug)
Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future (Niels Bohr, fisico)

Might be C. problematicus? The picture is too dark to see the sculpture of elytra.
G.

Thanks. I will take some more pictures by Oct. 20 (not possible before), and share with you.

Gabriele, all,
here is a better picture where the sculpture of the elytra is visible. I hope this helps to conclude.
Thanks in advance.

In my opinion, it's Carabus (Megodontus) violaceus purpurascens

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Maurizio Gigli
http://utenti.romascuola.net/bups
http://bup.xoom.it/

Very likely

Ciao G.