Scaphinotus andrewsii

Scaphinotus andrewsii is one of 60 species of ground beetles in the family Carabidae.[1][2] It is found in North America, living in moist areas and eat snails.[2][3][4]

Scaphinotus andrewsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. andrewsii
Binomial name
Scaphinotus andrewsii
(T. Harris, 1839)

Subspecies

  • S. andrewsii amplicollis (Casey, 1920)
  • S. andrewsii andrewsii (T. Harris, 1839)
  • S. andrewsii darlingtoni (Valentine, 1935)
  • S. andrewsii germari (Chaudoir, 1861)
  • S. andrewsii mutabilis (Casey, 1920)
  • S. andrewsii parvitarsalis (Valentine, 1935)
  • S. andrewsii waldensius (Valentine, 1935)

References

  1. "Scaphinotus andrewsii Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. "Scaphinotus andrewsii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. Bousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys 245: 1-1722.
  4. "Snail-eating Beetles (Genus Scaphinotus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  • Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys, issue 245, 1–1722.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.


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