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subgenus Scaphinotus

Scaphinotus elevatus (Fabricius) - Scaphinotus elevatus

Scaphinotus petersi biedermani - Scaphinotus petersi

Scaphinotus kathleenae Ball, 1966 - Scaphinotus petersi - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)

Subfamily Carabinae

Tribe Cychrini

Genus Scaphinotus

No Taxon subgenus Scaphinotus

Numbers

25 taxa arranged in 9 spp, all but two in our area(1)

Range

much of the US and adjacent Canada (most diverse in the mountains of NM-AZ and in the Appalachians); 2 taxa in Mexico(1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.

Contributed by v belov on 15 May, 2011 - 2:18am

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