Sphaeroderus bicarinatus
Species of beetle
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Sphaeroderus bicarinatus, the two-ridged false snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America[2] (Alabama, Geordia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee), where it inhabits coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests near rivers and brooks or the seashore.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Sphaeroderus |
| Species: | S. bicarinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeroderus bicarinatus (LeConte, 1853) | |
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Adults are brachypterous and mostly nocturnal. They prey on snails, Lepidoptera caterpillars and pupae.[4]
