Scaphinotus

Scaphinotus
Scaphinotus angusticollis in Olympic National Forest, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Tribe: Cychrini
Genus: Scaphinotus
Dejean, 1826

Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.

Scaphinotus angusticollis

Species

These 59 species belong to the genus Scaphinotus:

References

  1. ↑ Ober, K., et al. (2011). The evolution and age of populations of Scaphinotus petersi Roeschke on Arizona Sky Islands (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cychrini). ZooKeys 147: 183-97.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, S G. and K. A. Ober. Evolution of Scaphinotus petersi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and the role of climate and geography in the Madrean sky islands of southeastern Arizona, USA. Quaternary Research 79(2): 274-83.
  3. ↑ "Scaphinotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. ↑ "Browse Scaphinotus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.