Scaphinotus lodingi

Scaphinotus lodingi is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in the United States^[1] (Alabama), where it inhabits forests and is occasionally also found in caves.

Scaphinotus lodingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. lodingi
Binomial name
Scaphinotus lodingi (Valentine, 1935)
Synonyms
Steniridia lodingi Valentine, 1935 Steniridia obscura Valentine, 1935

Adults are brachypterous.^[2]

Subspecies

• Scaphinotus lodingi lodingi (Alabama) - Loding's snail-eating beetle
• Scaphinotus lodingi obscurus (Valentine, 1935) (Alabama) - obscure snail-eating beetle