Scaphinotus ridingsii

Scaphinotus ridingsii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. ridingsii
Binomial name
Scaphinotus ridingsii (Bland, 1863)
Synonyms
Cychrus ridingsiiBland, 1863 Irichroa tenuicepsCasey, 1920 Steniridia intermediaValentine, 1935

Scaphinotus ridingsii is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Scaphinotus ridingsii:

• Scaphinotus ridingsii monongahelaeLeng, 1917 (Pennsylvania, West Virginia) - monongahela snail-eating beetle
• Scaphinotus ridingsii ridingsii(Bland, 1863) (Virginia) - Ridings' snail-eating beetle

References

1. "Scaphinotus ridingsii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Scaphinotus ridingsii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Scaphinotus ridingsii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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.

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.