Scaphinotus ventricosus

Scaphinotus ventricosus, the potbellied 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 deciduous forests and poison-oak thickets.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

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Scaphinotus ventricosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. ventricosus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus ventricosus (Dejean, 1831)
Synonyms
Cychrus ventricosus Dejean, 1831 Brennus brevicollis Casey, 1920 Cychrus ovalis Motschulsky, 1859 Brennus strictus Casey, 1897 Brennus symmetricus Casey, 1897 Cychrus fuchsianus Rivers, 1890 Cychrus alternatus Motschulsky, 1859 Cychrus lativentris Motschulsky, 1850

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Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal.^[5]