Scaphinotus

Genus of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Scaphinotus angusticollis
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Adephaga
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Scaphinotus
Scaphinotus angusticollis in Olympic National Forest, United States
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Tribe: Cychrini
Genus: Scaphinotus
Dejean, 1826
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Species

These 59 species belong to the genus Scaphinotus:[4]

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