Sphaeroderus bicarinatus

Sphaeroderus bicarinatus, the two-ridged false snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae.^[1][2][3] It is found in North America^[2] (Alabama, Geordia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee), where it inhabits coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests near rivers and brooks or the seashore.

Sphaeroderus bicarinatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Sphaeroderus
Species:	S. bicarinatus
Binomial name
Sphaeroderus bicarinatus (LeConte, 1853)
Synonyms
Sphaeroderus multicarinatus Darlington, 1931 Cychrus bicarinatus LeConte, 1853 (established)

Adults are brachypterous and mostly nocturnal. They prey on snails, Lepidoptera caterpillars and pupae.^[4]