''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

s in the family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fam ...

. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat

snail A snail is, in loose terms, a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name ''snail'' is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class G ...

s and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Scaphinotus angusticollis (23811867406)

Species

These 64 species belong to the genus ''Scaphinotus'': * ''

Scaphinotus aeneicollis ''Scaphinotus aeneicollis'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are ...

'' (Beutenmüller, 1903)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus andrewsii'' (T. Harris, 1839)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus angulatus ''Scaphinotus angulatus'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are f ...

'' (T. Harris, 1839)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus angusticollis ''Scaphinotus angusticollis'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North Am ...

'' (Mannerheim in Fischer von Waldheim, 1823)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus behrensi ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spec ...

'' (Roeschke, 1907)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus bilobus ''Scaphinotus bilobus'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are fou ...

'' (Say, 1823)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus bullatus ''Scaphinotus bullatus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * Carabinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1924 {{carabinae-stub ...

'' Van Dyke, 1924^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus cavicollis ''Scaphinotus cavicollis'', the concave-collared snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * Carabinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles de ...

'' (LeConte, 1859)^{i c g b} (concave-collared snail-eating beetle) * ''

Scaphinotus cordatus ''Scaphinotus cordatus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered ...

'' (LeConte, 1853)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus crenatus'' (Motschulsky, 1859)^{i c g} * '' Scaphinotus cristatus'' (T. Harris, 1839)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus debilis ''Scaphinotus debilis'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' (LeConte, 1853)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus elevatus ''Scaphinotus elevatus'', the eastern snail eater, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These six subspecies belong to the species ''Scaphinotus elevatus'': * ''Scaphinotus elevatus colo ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787)^{i c g b} (eastern snail eater) * ''

Scaphinotus fissicollis ''Scaphinotus fissicollis'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * Carabinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1853 {{carabinae-stub ...

'' (LeConte, 1853)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus guyotii'' (LeConte, 1863)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus hatchi ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' Beer, 1971^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus hoffmani ''Scaphinotus hoffmani'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' (Barr, 2009)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus hubbardi ''Scaphinotus hubbardi'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' (Schwarz, 1895)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus imperfectus ''Scaphinotus imperfectus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles"), in the suborder Adephaga ("ground and water beetles"). It is found in North America. References Further reading * Arnett, R.H. Jr., and M. C. ...

'' (G. Horn, 1861)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus incompletus ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (Schwarz, 1895)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus infletus ''Scaphinotus infletus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' Allen & Carlton, 1988^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus interruptus ''Scaphinotus interruptus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles"), in the suborder Adephaga The Adephaga (from Greek ἀδηφάγος, ''adephagos'', "gluttonous") are a suborder of beetles, and with more th ...

'' (Menetries, 1843)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus irregularis ''Scaphinotus irregularis'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North Amer ...

'' (Beutenmüller, 1903)^{i b} * ''

Scaphinotus johnsoni ''Scaphinotus johnsoni'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' Van Dyke, 1924^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus kelloggi ''Scaphinotus kelloggi'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' (Dury, 1912)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus labontei ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' van den Berghe, 1994 * '' Scaphinotus levis'' Barr * '' Scaphinotus liebecki'' Van Dyke, 1936^{i c g b} (Liebeck's snail-eating beetle) * ''

Scaphinotus lodingi ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (Valentine, 1935)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus longiceps ''Scaphinotus longiceps'', the Humboldt ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of wh ...

'' Van Dyke, 1924^{i c g b} (Humboldt ground beetle) * ''

Scaphinotus macrogonus ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' Bates, 1891^{c g} * '' Scaphinotus mannii'' Wickham, 1919^{i c g} * '' Scaphinotus marginatus'' (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus merkelii ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. S ...

'' (G. Horn, 1890)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus mexicanus ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' Bates, 1882^{c g} * ''

Scaphinotus obliquus ''Scaphinotus obliquus'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are fo ...

'' (LeConte, 1868)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus oreophilus ''Scaphinotus oreophilus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * Carabinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1890 {{carabinae-stub ...

'' (Rivers, 1890)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus parisiana ''Scaphinotus parisiana'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are f ...

'' Allen & Carlton, 1988^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus persimilis ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. S ...

'' Barr * ''

Scaphinotus petersi ''Scaphinotus petersi'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are foun ...

'' Roeschke, 1907^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus punctatus ''Scaphinotus punctatus'' is a species of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. It is found in Central America and North America.Bousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys 245'': ...

'' (LeConte, 1859)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus regularis ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (LeConte, 1884)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus reichlei ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (Barr, 2009)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus relictus ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (G. Horn, 1881)^{i c g} * '' Scaphinotus ridingsii'' (Bland, 1863)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus riversi'' (Roeschke, 1907)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus rugiceps ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (G. Horn, 1872)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus schwarzi ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (Beutenmüller, 1913)^{i c g} * ''

Scaphinotus serus ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' (Scudder, 1900)^{c g} * '' Scaphinotus snowi'' (LeConte, 1881)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus striatopunctatus ''Scaphinotus striatopunctatus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading * Carabinae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1844 {{carabinae-stu ...

'' (Chaudoir, 1844)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus subtilis'' (Schaum, 1863)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus tenuis ''Scaphinotus tenuis'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are foun ...

'' (Casey, 1914)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus tricarinatus'' (Casey, 1914)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus tusquitee ''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 species, all native to North America. They eat snails and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless. Spe ...

'' Barr * ''

Scaphinotus unicolor ''Scaphinotus unicolor'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These four subspecies belong to the species ''Scaphinotus unicolor'': * ''Scaphinotus unicolor floridanus'' Leng, 1915 * ' ...

'' (Fabricius, 1787)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus unistriatus'' (Darlington, 1932)^{i c g} * '' Scaphinotus valentinei'' Barr * ''

Scaphinotus vandykei ''Scaphinotus vandykei'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America ...

'' Roeschke, 1907^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus velutinus ''Scaphinotus velutinus'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are f ...

'' (Ménétriés, 1843)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus ventricosus ''Scaphinotus ventricosus'' is a species of ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are ...

'' (Dejean, 1831)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus viduus ''Scaphinotus viduus'' is a species of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. References * Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys, issue 24 ...

'' (Dejean, 1826)^{i c g b} * ''

Scaphinotus violaceus ''Scaphinotus violaceus'' is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Scaphinotus violaceus'': * ''Scaphinotus violacea carolinae'' Valentine * '' ...

'' (LeConte, 1863)^{i c g b} * '' Scaphinotus webbi'' Bell, 1959^{i c g} Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

External links

* Carabinae Carabidae genera {{Carabinae-stub