Scaphinotus obliquus

Scaphinotus obliquus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. obliquus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus obliquus (LeConte, 1868)
Synonyms
Cychrus obliquusLeConte, 1868 Brennus convergensCasey, 1897 Brennus opacicollisCasey, 1897 Brennus sculptipennisCasey, 1897

Scaphinotus obliquus, the oblique snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} (California, Oregon), where it inhabits forests.

Adults are brachypterous. ^[5]

References

1. "Scaphinotus obliquus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Scaphinotus obliquus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Scaphinotus obliquus 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.