Sphaeroderus canadensis

Sphaeroderus canadensis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America^[1][2][3][4], where it inhabits coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests.

Sphaeroderus canadensis
Nominate subspecies
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Carabidae
Genus:	Sphaeroderus
Species:	S. canadensis
Binomial name
Sphaeroderus canadensis Chaudoir, 1861
Synonyms
Sphaeroderus blanchardi Leng, 1916 Sphaeroderus palpalis Motschulsky, 1866

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.^[5]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Sphaeroderus canadensis:

• Sphaeroderus canadensis canadensis Chaudoir, 1861 (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia) - Canadian false snail-eating beetle
• Sphaeroderus canadensis lengi Darlington, 1933 (Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, TN, West Virginia) - Leng's false snail-eating beetle