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]
Scaphinotus elevatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Genus: | Scaphinotus |
Species: | S. elevatus |
Binomial name | |
Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius, 1787) |
Subspecies
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
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.