Biology:Scaphinotus elevatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Scaphinotus elevatus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. elevatus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus elevatus
(Fabricius, 1787)

Scaphinotus elevatus, the eastern snail eater, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Scaphinotus elevatus:

  • Scaphinotus elevatus coloradensis Van Dyke, 1907
  • Scaphinotus elevatus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Scaphinotus elevatus flammeus Haldeman, 1844
  • Scaphinotus elevatus lengi Van Dyke, 1938
  • Scaphinotus elevatus neomexicanus Van Dyke, 1924
  • Scaphinotus elevatus tenebricosus Roeschke, 1907

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14315172 entry