Scaphinotus obliquus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Adephaga
Scaphinotus obliquus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. obliquus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus obliquus
(LeConte, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus obliquus LeConte, 1868
  • Brennus convergens Casey, 1897
  • Brennus opacicollis Casey, 1897
  • Brennus sculptipennis Casey, 1897

Scaphinotus obliquus, the oblique snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (California, Oregon), where it inhabits forests.

Adults are brachypterous.[5]

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