Scaphinotus relictus

Scaphinotus relictus, rilictual snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in North America^[1] (Alberta, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Washington), where it inhabits deciduous, mixed and coniferous forests.

Scaphinotus relictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. relictus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus relictus (G.Horn, 1881)
Synonyms
Cychrus relictus G.Horn, 1881

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.^[2]