''Scaphinotus'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

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 ...

. There are at least 60 species, all native to

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. They eat

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s and are generally limited to the moist environments where snails live. These beetles are flightless.Mitchell, S G. and K. A. Ober
Evolution of ''Scaphinotus petersi'' (Coleoptera: Carabidae) and the role of climate and geography in the Madrean sky islands of southeastern Arizona, USA.
''Quaternary Research'' 79(2): 274-83.

Species

These 59 species belong to the genus ''Scaphinotus'': * ''Brennus'' Motschulsky, 1866 ** '' Scaphinotus bullatus'' Van Dyke, 1924 ** '' Scaphinotus cordatus'' (LeConte, 1853) ** '' Scaphinotus crenatus'' (Motschulsky, 1859) ** '' Scaphinotus cristatus'' (T.W.Harris, 1839) ** '' Scaphinotus interruptus'' (Ménétriés, 1843) ** '' Scaphinotus johnsoni'' Van Dyke, 1924 ** '' Scaphinotus marginatus'' (Fischer von Waldheim, 1820) ** '' Scaphinotus obliquus'' (LeConte, 1868) ** '' Scaphinotus oreophilus'' (Rivers, 1890) ** '' Scaphinotus punctatus'' (LeConte, 1859) ** '' Scaphinotus riversi'' (Roeschke, 1907) ** '' Scaphinotus rugiceps'' (G.Horn, 1872) ** '' Scaphinotus striatopunctatus'' (Chaudoir, 1844) ** '' Scaphinotus subtilis'' (Schaum, 1863) ** '' Scaphinotus ventricosus'' (Dejean, 1831) * ''Maronetus'' Casey, 1914 ** '' Scaphinotus debilis'' (LeConte, 1853) ** '' Scaphinotus hoffmani'' (Barr, 2009) ** '' Scaphinotus hubbardi'' (Schwarz, 1895) ** '' Scaphinotus imperfectus'' (G.Horn, 1861) ** '' Scaphinotus incompletus'' (Schwarz, 1895) ** '' Scaphinotus reichlei'' (Barr, 2009) ** '' Scaphinotus schwarzi'' (Beutenmüller, 1913) ** '' Scaphinotus tenuis'' (Casey, 1914) ** '' Scaphinotus unistriatus'' (Darlington, 1932) * ''Neocychrus'' Roeschke, 1907 ** '' Scaphinotus angulatus'' (T.W.Harris, 1839) ** '' Scaphinotus behrensi'' (Roeschke, 1907) ** '' Scaphinotus longiceps'' Van Dyke, 1924 (Humboldt ground beetle) * ''Nomaretus'' LeConte, 1853 ** '' Scaphinotus bilobus'' (Say, 1823) ** '' Scaphinotus cavicollis'' (LeConte, 1859) ** '' Scaphinotus fissicollis'' (LeConte, 1853) ** '' Scaphinotus infletus'' Allen & Carlton, 1988 ** '' Scaphinotus liebecki'' Van Dyke, 1936 * ''Pseudonomaretus'' Roeschke, 1907 ** '' Scaphinotus mannii'' Wickham, 1919 ** '' Scaphinotus merkelii'' (G.Horn, 1890) ** '' Scaphinotus regularis'' (LeConte, 1884) ** '' Scaphinotus relictus'' (G.Horn, 1881) * ''Scaphinotus'' Dejean, 1826 ** '' Scaphinotus elevatus'' (Fabricius, 1787) ** '' Scaphinotus irregularis'' (Beutenmüller, 1903) ** '' Scaphinotus kelloggi'' (Dury, 1912) ** '' Scaphinotus macrogonus'' Bates, 1891 ** '' Scaphinotus mexicanus'' (Bates, 1882) ** '' Scaphinotus parisiana'' Allen & Carlton, 1988 ** '' Scaphinotus petersi'' Roeschke, 1907 ** '' Scaphinotus snowi'' (LeConte, 1881) ** '' Scaphinotus unicolor'' (Fabricius, 1787) ** '' Scaphinotus vandykei'' Roeschke, 1907 ** '' Scaphinotus viduus'' (Dejean, 1826) ** '' Scaphinotus webbi'' Bell, 1959 * ''Steniridia'' Casey, 1924 ** '' Scaphinotus aeneicollis'' (Beutenmüller, 1903) ** '' Scaphinotus andrewsii'' (T.W.Harris, 1839) ** '' Scaphinotus guyotii'' (LeConte, 1863) ** '' Scaphinotus lodingi'' (Valentine, 1935) ** '' Scaphinotus ridingsii'' (Bland, 1863) ** '' Scaphinotus tricarinatus'' (Casey, 1914) ** '' Scaphinotus violaceus'' (LeConte, 1863) * ''Stenocantharus'' Gistel, 1834 ** '' Scaphinotus angusticollis'' (Mannerheim, 1823) ** '' Scaphinotus hatchi'' Beer, 1971 ** '' Scaphinotus velutinus'' (Ménétriés, 1843) *Subgenus not assigned ** † '' Scaphinotus serus'' (Scudder, 1900)

References

External links

* Carabinae Carabidae genera {{Carabinae-stub