Biology:Scaphinotus longiceps

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Short description: Species of beetle

Scaphinotus longiceps
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. longiceps
Binomial name
Scaphinotus longiceps
Van Dyke, 1924

Scaphinotus longiceps, the Humboldt ground beetle or long-headed snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (California), where it inhabits coastal temperate coniferous rainforests and mixed forests.

Adults are brachypterous 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 ☰ Q14315293 entry