Scaphinotus angusticollis
| Scaphinotus angusticollis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. angusticollis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scaphinotus angusticollis (Mannerheim in Fischer von Waldheim, 1823)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Scaphinotus angusticollis, the narrow-collared snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America[1][2][3][4] (British Columbia, Quebec, Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington), where it inhabits in coniferous, mixed and deciduous and cultivated fields
Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal.[5]
It has been seen to come in various colors, like dark black and deep red. These color morphs appear to be regional.
They have been seen to prey on snails, slugs, earthworms, and spiders.
References
- ^ "Scaphinotus angusticollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scaphinotus angusticollis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scaphinotus angusticollis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Media related to Scaphinotus angusticollis at Wikimedia Commons