Scaphinotus marginatus

Phylum:Arthropoda

Class:Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

Suborder:Adephaga

Scaphinotus marginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. marginatus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus marginatus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820)
Synonyms
Cychrus marginatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1820 Brennus columbianus Casey, 1920 Brennus montanicus Casey, 1920 Brennus oregonus Casey, 1920 Brennus wrangelli Casey, 1920 Brennus fallax Roeschke, 1907 Brennus confusus Casey, 1897 Brennus cupripennis Casey, 1897 Cychrus fulleri G.Horn, 1879 Brennus insularis Casey, 1897 Cychrus gracilis Géhin, 1885

Scaphinotus marginatus, the margined snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America^[1][2][3][4] (Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming), where it inhabits coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests, often along streams and lakes.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails and slugs.^[5]