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Subgenus

Stenocantharus

Scaphinotus velutinus. Photo: no rights reserved

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 55 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
                • Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and water beetles)
                  • Superfamily: Caraboidea
                    • Family: Carabidae (Ground beetles)
                      • Subfamily: Carabinae
                        • Tribe: Cychrini
                          • Subtribe: Cychrina
                            • Genus: Scaphinotus (Snail-eating beetles)
                              • Subgenus: Stenocantharus
                                • Species: Scaphinotus angusticollis (Narrow-collared snail-eating beetle)
                                • Species: Scaphinotus velutinus (Velvet snail-eating beetle)

Subtaxa

Species: Scaphinotus angusticollis (Narrow-collared snail-eating beetle)

Species: Scaphinotus velutinus (Velvet snail-eating beetle)

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