Scaphinotus andrewsii is one of 60 species of ground beetles in the family Carabidae.[1][2] It is found in North America, living in moist areas and eat snails.[2][3][4]
| Scaphinotus andrewsii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. andrewsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus andrewsii (T. Harris, 1839)
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Subspecies edit
- S. andrewsii amplicollis (Casey, 1920)
- S. andrewsii andrewsii (T. Harris, 1839)
- S. andrewsii darlingtoni (Valentine, 1935)
- S. andrewsii germari (Chaudoir, 1861)
- S. andrewsii mutabilis (Casey, 1920)
- S. andrewsii parvitarsalis (Valentine, 1935)
- S. andrewsii waldensius (Valentine, 1935)
References edit
- ^ "Scaphinotus andrewsii Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ a b "Scaphinotus andrewsii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ Bousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys 245: 1-1722.
- ^ "Snail-eating Beetles (Genus Scaphinotus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys, issue 245, 1–1722.
Further reading edit
- Arnett, R.H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
External links edit
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