Scaphinotus

Scaphinotus
Scaphinotus angusticollis in Olympic National Forest, United States
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Dejean, 1826

Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are about 55 species, all native to North America.[1] They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.[2]

Species include:[3]

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