Numerous instances are on record to this effect; and I am informed by Mr. Darwin that a calosoma flew on board the 'Beagle,' off the Bay of San Blas, in South America, whilst they were ten miles from shore.
"On the Variation of Species, with Especial Reference to the Insecta ; Followed by an Inquiry into the Nature of Genera"
Thomas Vernon Wollaston
The most notable of these, perhaps, is a large beetle commonly called the Caterpillar Hunter; it is known to entomologists as calosoma scrutator.
"Butterflies Worth Knowing"
Clarence M. Weed
Those who wish for a more hideous conflict must apply to calosoma sycophanta, the handsomest of our flesh-eating insects, the most majestic in costume and size.
"The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles"
Jean Henri Fabre