Scaphinotus

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]

Scaphinotus angusticollis

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

Species

These 64 species belong to the genus Scaphinotus:[3]

Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[6] b = Bugguide.net[7]

References

  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 Dejean, 1826". Carabidae of the World. 2011. Retrieved 28 Jun 2011.
  4. "Scaphinotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "Browse Scaphinotus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  6. "Scaphinotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. "Scaphinotus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.


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