Scaphinotus elevatus

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Scaphinotus elevatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. elevatus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus elevatus
(Fabricius, 1787)

Scaphinotus elevatus, the eastern snail eater, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Subspecies[edit]

These six subspecies belong to the species Scaphinotus elevatus:

  • Scaphinotus elevatus coloradensis Van Dyke, 1907
  • Scaphinotus elevatus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787)
  • Scaphinotus elevatus flammeus Haldeman, 1844
  • Scaphinotus elevatus lengi Van Dyke, 1938
  • Scaphinotus elevatus neomexicanus Van Dyke, 1924
  • Scaphinotus elevatus tenebricosus Roeschke, 1907

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scaphinotus elevatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Scaphinotus elevatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.

Further reading[edit]

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.