Scaphinotus obliquus
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| Scaphinotus obliquus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. obliquus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus obliquus (LeConte, 1868) | |
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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]