Scaphinotus marginatus

Scaphinotus marginatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. marginatus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus marginatus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820)
Synonyms
Cychrus marginatusFischer von Waldheim, 1820 Brennus columbianusCasey, 1920 Brennus montanicusCasey, 1920 Brennus oregonusCasey, 1920 Brennus wrangelliCasey, 1920 Brennus fallaxRoeschke, 1907 Brennus confususCasey, 1897 Brennus cupripennisCasey, 1897 Cychrus fulleriG.Horn, 1879 Brennus insularisCasey, 1897 Cychrus gracilisGéhin, 1885

Scaphinotus marginatus, the margined snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} (Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming), where it inhabits coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests, often along streams and lakes.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails and slugs. ^[5]

References

1. "Scaphinotus marginatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Scaphinotus marginatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Scaphinotus marginatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416 . PMC   3577090 . PMID   23431087.
5. A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-33029-0.

External links

• Media related to Scaphinotus marginatus at Wikimedia Commons