Carabus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae.

[1][2][3] The vast majority are native to the Palearctic, but 16 Nearctic species are also known.

[1] These are nocturnal, predatory beetles that feed on snails, earthworms, and caterpillars.

[1][4] Most Carabus species were thought to have inhabited the Eurasian forest, but the species' low dispersal abilities altered the distribution of lineages within the genus.

[5] Adult Carabus feeds on both small live and dead animals such as slugs, snails, earthworms, and insects in all stages, sometimes dead vertebrates.