Sphaeroderus schaumii
| Schaum's ground beetle | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Sphaeroderus |
| Species: | S. schaumii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sphaeroderus schaumii Chaudoir, 1861 | |
Sphaeroderus schaumii, commonly known as Schaum's ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia), where it inhabits deciduous forests.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails.[5]
References
- ^ "Sphaeroderus schaumii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sphaeroderus schaumii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Sphaeroderus schaumii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.