Scaphinotus crenatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Carabidae |
| Genus: | Scaphinotus |
| Species: | S. crenatus
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| Scaphinotus crenatus (Motschulsky, 1859)
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Scaphinotus crenatus, the notched snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in the United States[1] (California), where it inhabits forests.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.[2]