Scaphinotus crenatus

Scaphinotus crenatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. crenatus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus crenatus
(Motschulsky, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus crenatus Motschulsky, 1859
  • Brennus montereyensis Casey, 1920
  • Brennus productus Casey, 1914
  • Brennus gentilis Casey, 1897
  • Cychrus striatus LeConte, 1859

Scaphinotus crenatus, the notched snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in the United States[1] (California), where it inhabits forests.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of Life: Scaphinotus crenatus
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
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