Scaphinotus longiceps
Species of beetle
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Scaphinotus longiceps, the Humboldt ground beetle or long-headed snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (California), where it inhabits coastal temperate coniferous rainforests and mixed forests.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. longiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus longiceps Van Dyke, 1924 | |
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[5]
