Cychrus tuberculatus
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| Cychrus tuberculatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Cychrus |
| Species: | C. tuberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cychrus tuberculatus Harris, 1839 | |
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Cychrus tuberculatus, the tuberculate rare snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae.[1] It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.[1] This species is found in British Columbia, Quebec, California, Oregon and Washington, where it inhabits coniferous forests, forest clearings and moraines.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails.[2]