Scaphinotus macrogonus

Scaphinotus macrogonus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. macrogonus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus macrogonus
Bates, 1891
Synonyms
  • Scaphinotus horni Van Dyke, 1938

Scaphinotus macrogonus, Bates' snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in Mexico[1] (Durango), where it inhabits midland to mountainous areas.

Adults are brachypterous.[2]

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