Scaphinotus interruptus

Scaphinotus interruptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. interruptus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus interruptus
(Ménétriés, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus interruptus Ménétriés, 1843
  • Brennus beringi Casey, 1920
  • Brennus parvulicollis Casey, 1920
  • Brennus procerus Casey, 1920
  • Brennus integer Casey, 1914
  • Brennus corpulentus Casey, 1897
  • Brennus politus Casey, 1897
  • Brennus sinuatus Casey, 1897
  • Cychrus dissolutus Schaum, 1863
  • Cychrus constrictus LeConte, 1853

Scaphinotus interruptus, Ménétriés' snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles"), in the suborder Adephaga ("ground and water beetles"). It is found in North America, in mountains and foothills of California and Oregon.

Adults are brachypterous. They are black with narrow heads and wide elytra. They can reach 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in) in length.

References

  1. ↑ "Scaphinotus interruptus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. 1 2 "Scaphinotus interruptus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Scaphinotus interruptus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. 1 2 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 194. ISBN 9780520288744.
  5. ↑ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)

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