Scaphinotus parisiana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Adephaga |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Scaphinotus |
Species: | S. parisiana |
Binomial name | |
Scaphinotus parisiana Allen & Carlton, 1988 | |
Scaphinotus parisiana, the Ozark snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America [1] [2] [3] [4] (Arkansas), where it inhabits deciduous forests in the Ouachita Mountains.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. [5]