Biology:Scaphinotus subtilis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Scaphinotus subtilis
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. subtilis
Binomial name
Scaphinotus subtilis
(Schaum, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus subtilis Schaum, 1863

Scaphinotus subtilis, the slender 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 may be found near bodies of water.

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 ☰ Q14315454 entry