Information: Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus, was described by Olivier from Turkish Istanbul in 1789. It is one of the largest European ground beetles.
Body length: 34 - 62 mm
Peak activity: March - June
Remarks: C. (Procerus) scabrosus, is an exclusively forest-dwelling species that finds optimal living conditions in extensive deciduous forests of Quercus, Fagus, Carpinus, and Castanea, and to a lesser extent in forests with deciduous trees such as Abies, Picea, and Pinus. These forests are widespread throughout the affected region. Due to their proximity to the Black Sea, these forests benefit from a humid and mild climate with abundant rainfall throughout the year, which allows for the survival of the unique undergrowth, Rhododendron ponticum, a species that is highly dependent on moist environments.
Distribution: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Zoogeographic region: Palearctic
Taxonomic classification:
Monografia del genere Procerus | Cavazzuti 1989
Subspecies: 33
Information: C. (Procerus) scabrosus s.str. is found in southern Bulgaria, northeastern Greece and the European part of Turkey. A forest species that prefers wetter habitats with plenty of vegetation, mainly in oak stands, from the sea up to 1000 m.
Body length: 47 - 56 mm
Remarks: In Bulgaria, it occurs from spring to autumn, with the highest occurrence in April. The daily activity of the species was observed regularly from 10:00 a.m. to about 1:00 p.m. in search of food. They are exceptionally caught in ground traps. A rare species throughout the area, mostly singly.
Distribution: Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey
Material examined (& observation):
Our observation period: May ~ July
Sampling Methods: in grassy vegetation 
& ground trap
List of subspecies:
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. akbesianus Breuning, 1975 [??]
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. amasicus Csiki, 1927
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. antonkozlovi Cavazzuti, 2014
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. armenius Zaitzev, 1930
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. audouini Brullé, 1835
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. bakurianicola Rataj, 2018 [??]
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. bureschianus Breuning, 1928
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. callipygius Cavazzuti, 1986
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. caucasicus Adams, 1817
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. cavazzutiorum Deuve & Kozlov, 2015
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. colchicus Motschulsky, 1844
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. crimeanus Mazzi & Cavazzuti, 2014
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. culminicola (Cavazzuti, 1989)
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. dardanellicus Kraatz, 1886 [??]
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. demiddelaerae Rataj, 2018 [??]
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. elbursianus Mandl, 1958
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. estegeicus (Cavazzuti, 1989)
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. fallettianus (Cavazzuti, 1997)
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. farnazae Deuve, 2006 [??]
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. ispiratus Cavazzuti, 1986
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. mentor Blumenthal & Breuning, 1967
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. montisabanti Schweiger, 1962
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. munzurensis Cavazzuti & Lassalle, 1987
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. nakagomei Cavazzuti & Kozlov, 2016
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. propinquus Csiki, 1927
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. schuberti Breuning, 1968
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. sommeri Mannerheim, 1844
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. sterilis Bodemeyer, 1915 [??]
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. tatianagorokhovae Cavazzuti & Kozlov, 2014
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. tauricus Bonelli, 1810
Carabus (Procerus) scabrosus ssp. vardziaensis Deuve, 2017
Bulgaria
