Bereft Snail-eating Beetle

Scaphinotus est un genre d'insectes coléoptère de la famille des Carabidae.

Scaphinotus viduus, the bereft snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetles in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia), where it inhabits coniferous forests, usually in areas close to water. Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal.

Scaphinotus es un género de coleópteros adéfagos pertenecientes a la familia Carabidae. Especies Contiene las siguientes especies:​ Scaphinotus aeneicollis Beutenmuller, 1903 Scaphinotus andrewsii Harris, 1839 Scaphinotus angulatus Harris, 1839 Scaphinotus angusticollis Mannerheim, 1824 Scaphinotus behrensi Roeschke, 1907 Scaphinotus bilobus Say, 1825 Scaphinotus bullatus Van Dyke, 1924 Scaphinotus cavicollis LeConte, 1859 Scaphinotus cordatus LeConte, 1853 Scaphinotus crenatus Motschulsky, 1859 Scaphinotus cristatus Harris, 1839 Scaphinotus elevatus Fabricius, 1787 Scaphinotus…