Scaphinotus interruptus, Ménétriés' snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae ("ground beetles"), in the suborder Adephaga ("ground and water beetles"). It is found in North America, in mountains and foothills of California and Oregon.

Adults are brachypterous. They are black with narrow heads and wide elytra. They can reach 13–20 millimetres (0.51–0.79 in) in length.

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