Scaphinotus lodingi

Scaphinotus lodingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. lodingi
Binomial name
Scaphinotus lodingi
(Valentine, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Steniridia lodingi Valentine, 1935
  • Steniridia obscura Valentine, 1935

Scaphinotus lodingi is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in the United States[1] (Alabama), where it inhabits forests and is occasionally also found in caves.

Adults are brachypterous.[2]

Subspecies

  • Scaphinotus lodingi lodingi (Alabama) - Loding's snail-eating beetle
  • Scaphinotus lodingi obscurus (Valentine, 1935) (Alabama) - obscure snail-eating beetle

References

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