Scaphinotus petersi

Roeschke, 1907

Peters' Snail-eating Beetle

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Scaphinotus petersi is a large ground beetle in the Carabidae, first described by Roeschke in 1907. It belongs to the tribe Cychrini, commonly known as snail-eating beetles, and is to North America. The exhibits several described , all restricted to Arizona. Like other members of Scaphinotus, it is adapted for on terrestrial snails.

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How to pronounce Scaphinotus petersi: //ˌskæfəˈnoʊtəs ˈpiːtərsi//

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Distribution

United States (Arizona); North America

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Subspecies

The includes six described , all occurring in Arizona: Scaphinotus petersi biedermani (Biederman's snail-eating beetle), S. p. catalinae (Catalina Mountains snail-eating beetle), S. p. corvus (raven snail-eating ), S. p. grahami (Graham's snail-eating beetle), S. p. kathleenae (Kay's snail-eating beetle), and S. p. petersi (Peters' snail-eating beetle, the nominate subspecies).

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