Scaphinotus
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| Scaphinotus | |
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| Scaphinotus angusticollis in Olympic National Forest, United States | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Subfamily: | Carabinae |
| Tribe: | Cychrini |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus Dejean, 1826 |
Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America.[1] They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.[2][3]
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