Scaphinotus mannii

Scaphinotus mannii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. mannii
Binomial name
Scaphinotus mannii
Wickham, 1919

Scaphinotus mannii, Mann's snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in the United States[1] (Oregon, Washington), where it inhabits forests fragments and scrub in canyons and along rivers.

Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal.[2]

References

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