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Scaphinotus

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Scaphinotus
Scaphinotus angusticollis in Olympic National Forest, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Subfamily: Carabinae
Tribe: Cychrini
Genus: Scaphinotus
Dejean, 1826

Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America.[1] They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.[2][3]

Scaphinotus angusticollis

Species

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These 59 species belong to the genus Scaphinotus:[4]

References

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  1. ^ Ober, K., et al. (2011). The evolution and age of populations of Scaphinotus petersi Roeschke on Arizona Sky Islands (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Cychrini). ZooKeys 147: 183-97.
  2. ^ Mitchell, S G. and K. A. Ober. Evolution of Scaphinotus petersi (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and the role of climate and geography in the Madrean sky islands of southeastern Arizona, USA. Quaternary Research 79(2): 274-83.
  3. ^ "Scaphinotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. ^ "Browse Scaphinotus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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