Scaphinotus merkelii

Scaphinotus merkelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. merkelii
Binomial name
Scaphinotus merkelii
(G.Horn, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus merkelii G.Horn, 1890
  • Cychrus idahoensis Webb, 1901

Scaphinotus merkelii, Merkel's snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in North America[1] (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana), where it inhabits mixed forests.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[2]

References

  1. ^ Catalogue of Life: Scaphinotus merkelii
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
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