Scaphinotus vandykei
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| Scaphinotus vandykei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. vandykei |
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus vandykei Roeschke, 1907 | |
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Scaphinotus vandykei, Van Dyke's snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America[2] (Arizona), where it inhabits coniferous forests, often in areas near water bodies.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[4]
