Scaphinotus mexicanus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. mexicanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus mexicanus (Bates, 1882)
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Scaphinotus mexicanus, Mexican snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Mexico[1] (Durango), where it inhabits upland to mountainous areas.
Adults are brachypterous.[2]