Scaphinotus

Scaphinotus is a genus of beetles in the family Carabidae. There are at least 60 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][3]

Scaphinotus angusticollis

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

Species

These 59 species belong to the genus Scaphinotus:^[4]

• 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)