Cychrus tuberculatus

Cychrus tuberculatus, the tuberculate rare snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae.^[1] It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.^[1] This species is found in British Columbia, Quebec, California, Oregon and Washington, where it inhabits coniferous forests, forest clearings and moraines.

Cychrus tuberculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Cychrus
Species:	C. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Cychrus tuberculatus Harris, 1839
Synonyms
Cychrus pustulosus Casey, 1905

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails.^[2]