Scaphinotus ridingsii

Scaphinotus ridingsii is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3][4]

Scaphinotus ridingsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Scaphinotus
Species:	S. ridingsii
Binomial name
Scaphinotus ridingsii (Bland, 1863)
Synonyms
Cychrus ridingsii Bland, 1863 Irichroa tenuiceps Casey, 1920 Steniridia intermedia Valentine, 1935

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Scaphinotus ridingsii:

• Scaphinotus ridingsii monongahelae Leng, 1917 (Pennsylvania, West Virginia) - monongahela snail-eating beetle
• Scaphinotus ridingsii ridingsii (Bland, 1863) (Virginia) - Ridings' snail-eating beetle