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Procrustes
In Greek mythology, Procrustes (Προκρούστης Prokroustes) or "the stretcher ", also known as Prokoptas or Damastes (Δαμαστής, "subduer"), was a rogue smith and bandit from Attica who attacked people by stretching them or cutting off their legs, so as to force them to fit the size of an iron bed.
10 branches of this group, most-observed first
Leather Beetle
speciesCarabus coriaceus
Carabus impressus
speciesCarabus impressus
Carabus banonii
speciesCarabus banonii
Carabus chevrolati
speciesCarabus chevrolati
Carabus anatolicus
speciesCarabus anatolicus
Carabus piochardi
speciesCarabus piochardi
Carabus clypeatus
speciesCarabus clypeatus
Carabus mulsantianus
speciesCarabus mulsantianus
Carabus paiafa
speciesCarabus paiafa
Carabus talyschensis
speciesCarabus talyschensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 712177.