Scaphinotus interruptus

Scaphinotus interruptus, Ménétriés' snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles"), in the suborder Adephaga ("ground and water beetles").^[1][2][3] It is found in North America,^[2] in mountains and foothills of California^[4] and Oregon.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Suborder:Adephaga

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Scaphinotus interruptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. interruptus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus interruptus (Ménétriés, 1843)
Synonyms
Cychrus interruptus Ménétriés, 1843 Brennus beringi Casey, 1920 Brennus parvulicollis Casey, 1920 Brennus procerus Casey, 1920 Brennus integer Casey, 1914 Brennus corpulentus Casey, 1897 Brennus politus Casey, 1897 Brennus sinuatus Casey, 1897 Cychrus dissolutus Schaum, 1863 Cychrus constrictus LeConte, 1853

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Adults are brachypterous.^[5] They are black with narrow heads and wide elytra. They can reach 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in) in length.^[4]