Biology:Sphaeroderus indianae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Sphaeroderus indianae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Sphaeroderus
Species:
S. indianae
Binomial name
Sphaeroderus indianae
(Blatchley, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus indianae Blatchley, 1910

Sphaeroderus indianae, the Indiana false snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia), where it inhabits forests.

Adults are brachypterous.[5]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14370298 entry