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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Ground Beetles (Carabidae) » Carabinae » Cychrini » Scaphinotus » subgenus Brennus (Scaphinotus subgenus Brennus) » Scaphinotus cordatus
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Snail Eating Ground Beetle - Scaphinotus cordatus
Copyright © 2015 Alex Harman

Snail Eating Ground Beetle - Scaphinotus cordatus
Santa Teresa County Park, Santa Clara County, California, USA
June 12, 2011
I know this is a stretch for such a damaged specimen, but I am hoping that someone who knows this group well can identify it based on shape and location. More pictures can be taken if necessary. It was under wood at the edge of a pond. Will frass after ID is given.
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Contributed by Alex Harman on 21 May, 2015 - 10:15pm
Last updated 27 May, 2024 - 11:38pm

Moved
Moved from Scaphinotus.
… v belov, 27 May, 2024 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

I think we're looking at Scap
I think we're looking at Scaphinotus cordatus with the shiny pronotum, large elytral punctures, seemingly small size(at least compared to other California Scaphinotus) and locality.
… Jonathan W. Quist, 4 December, 2021 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

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