Biology:Scaphinotus johnsoni

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Short description: Species of beetle

Scaphinotus johnsoni
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. johnsoni
Binomial name
Scaphinotus johnsoni
Van Dyke, 1924
Synonyms[1]
  • Scaphinotus klahowyae Perrault, 1973

Scaphinotus johnsoni, Johnson's snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (British Columbia, Washington), where it inhabits Tsuga forests and the subalpine zone in the Olympic Temperate Rainforest.

Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal.[5]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14717657 entry