Scaphinotus relictus

Scaphinotus relictus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. relictus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus relictus
(G.Horn, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Cychrus relictus G.Horn, 1881

Scaphinotus relictus, rilictual snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in North America[1] (Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Washington), where it inhabits deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[2]

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