&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The huge violet ground beetle &lt;em&gt;Carabus &lt;/em&gt;(&lt;em&gt;Procerus&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;em&gt; scabrosus crimeanus&lt;/em&gt; Mazzi &amp;amp; Cavazzuti (Coleoptera: Carabidae) was found outside of the Crimea &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
Journal: Journal of Insect Biodiversity
Year: 2018

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.