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Taxonomy of Genus Scaphinotus Dejean, 1826
Snail-Eating Beetles


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Adephaga
Schellenberg, 1806
Adephagans, Ground Beetles and Water Beetles
23
6166
123695
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Caraboidea
Latreille, 1802
8
5520
109721
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCarabidae
Latreille, 1802
Carabid beetles, Carabids, Ground Beetles, Tiger Beetles
5446
109537
Genera
Species
SubfamilyCarabinae
Latreille, 1802
155
13828
Genera
Species
TribeCychrini
Laporte, 1834
Snail-eating ground beetles
12
1144
Genera
Species
SubtribeCychrina
Laporte, 1834
9
1110
Genera
Species
GenusScaphinotus
Dejean, 1826
Snail-Eating Beetles
207Species
Subnodes of Scaphinotus Dejean, 1826
SubgenusScaphinotus (Brennus)
Motschulsky, 1865
17Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Irichroa)
Newman, 1838
3Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Maronetus)
Casey, 1914
13Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Neocychrus)
Roeschke, 1907
Baldy
4Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Nomaretus)
LeConte, 1853
6Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Pseudonomaretus)
Roeschke, 1907
Baldy
7Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Scaphinotus)
Dejean, 1826
Sponge goby
32Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Steniridia)
Casey, 1914
Goose barnacles
28Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Stenocantarus)
Gistel, 1834
3Species
SubgenusScaphinotus (Stenocantharus)
Gistel, 1829
4Species
SpeciesScaphinotus alternatus Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesScaphinotus andrewsi T Harris, 1839  ⇒ Scaphinotus (Steniridia) andrewsii
4Subspecies
SpeciesScaphinotus angelli Beutenmüller, 1918
SpeciesScaphinotus barksdalei Valentine, 1936
SpeciesScaphinotus basalis Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus beringi Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus brevicollis Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus carolinae Valentine, 1935
SpeciesScaphinotus catenulatus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus columbianus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus compositus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus confusus Darlington, 1932
SpeciesScaphinotus congener Casey, 1914
SpeciesScaphinotus constrictus LeConte, 1853
SpeciesScaphinotus convergens Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus corpulentus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus cupripennis Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus decipiens Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus dilatatus LeConte, 1853
SpeciesScaphinotus dissolutus Schaum, 1863
SpeciesScaphinotus duplicatus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus fallax Roeschke, 1907
SpeciesScaphinotus fuchsi Roeschke, 1907
SpeciesScaphinotus fuchsianus Rivers, 1890
SpeciesScaphinotus fulleri G.Horn, 1879
SpeciesScaphinotus gentilis Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus gracilis GHIN, 1885
SpeciesScaphinotus grandis Gistel, 1857
SpeciesScaphinotus gravidus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus hoppingi Roeschke, 1907
SpeciesScaphinotus horni VanDyke, 1938
SpeciesScaphinotus hubbardii Schwarz, 1895  ⇒ Scaphinotus (Maronetus) hubbardi
SpeciesScaphinotus humeralis Casey, 1914
SpeciesScaphinotus hunteri Crotch, 1871
SpeciesScaphinotus idahoensis Webb, 1901
SpeciesScaphinotus inflectus Allen & Carlton, 1988
SpeciesScaphinotus insularis Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus integer Casey, 1914
SpeciesScaphinotus intermedius Valentine, 1935
SpeciesScaphinotus klahowyae Perrault, 1973  ⇒ Scaphinotus (Brennus) johnsoni
SpeciesScaphinotus lativentris Motschulsky, 1850
SpeciesScaphinotus leonardii T.W.Harris, 1839
SpeciesScaphinotus longicollis Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus longipes Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus malkini VanDyke, 1944
SpeciesScaphinotus maritimus VanDyke, 1924
SpeciesScaphinotus mimus G.Horn, 1874
SpeciesScaphinotus minor Horn, 1876
SpeciesScaphinotus modulatus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus montanicus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus montanus Valentine, 1935
SpeciesScaphinotus montereyensis Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus nantahalae Valentine, 1936
SpeciesScaphinotus nigripennis Roeschke, 1907
SpeciesScaphinotus olympiae VanDyke, 1944
SpeciesScaphinotus opacicollis Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus opacus Casey, 1899
SpeciesScaphinotus oregonus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus ovalis Motschulsky, 1859
SpeciesScaphinotus parkeri VanDyke, 1938
SpeciesScaphinotus parvulicollis Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus persimilis
SpeciesScaphinotus politus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus porcatus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus procerus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus productus Casey, 1914
SpeciesScaphinotus purpuratus Beutenmüller, 1918
SpeciesScaphinotus reflexus Casey, 1924
SpeciesScaphinotus reichei
SpeciesScaphinotus reticulatus Motschulsky, 1850
SpeciesScaphinotus ridingsi Bland, 1863  ⇒ Scaphinotus (Steniridia) ridingsii
SpeciesScaphinotus rufitarsis Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus saludae Valentine, 1936
SpeciesScaphinotus sculptipennis Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus sinuatus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus striatus LeConte, 1859
SpeciesScaphinotus strictus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus subdepressus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus symmetricus Casey, 1897
SpeciesScaphinotus tenuiceps Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus tricarinata Casey, 1914
SpeciesScaphinotus valentini
SpeciesScaphinotus vernicatus Casey, 1920
SpeciesScaphinotus viridis
SpeciesScaphinotus wheatleyi Horn, 1876
SpeciesScaphinotus wrangelli Casey, 1920

Synonyms
Anabolus (Gistel, 1857)
Brenneus (Géhin, 1876)
Brennus (Motschulsky, 1866)
Irichroa (Newman, 1838)
Irichrous (Hope, 1838)
Maronetus (Casey, 1914)
Megaliridia (Casey, 1920)
Neocychrus (Roeschke, 1907)
Nomaretus (LeConte, 1853)
Pemphus (Motschulsky, 1866)
Pseudonomaretus (Roeschke, 1907)
Scaphinopterus (Fischer von Waldheim, 1828)
Scaphonotus (Agassiz, 1846)
Steniridia (Casey, 1924)
Stenocantharus (Gistel, 1857)
Stenocanthasus (Gistl in Thon, 1830)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Scaphinotus
EnglishSnail-Eating Beetles


Distribution of Scaphinotus Dejean, 1826


Found in fossile formations
Florissant Fossil Beds


Ecozone
River, Highlands


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