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Cychrus tuberculatus

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Cychrus tuberculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Cychrus
Species:
C. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Cychrus tuberculatus
Harris, 1839
Synonyms
  • Cychrus pustulosus Casey, 1905

Cychrus tuberculatus, the tuberculate rare snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Carabinae.[1] It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.[1] This species is found in British Columbia, Quebec, California, Oregon and Washington, where it inhabits coniferous forests, forest clearings and moraines.

Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cychrus tuberculatus T.W.Harris, 1839". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)