Sphaeroderus schaumii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Sphaeroderus
- Species
- Sphaeroderus schaumii
- Scientific Name
- Sphaeroderus schaumii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Sphaeroderus schaumii
Sphaeroderus schaumii, commonly known as Schaum's ground beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia), where it inhabits deciduous forests.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal. They prey on snails.
...Sphaeroderus schaumii in languages:
- English
- Schaum's False Snail-eating Beetle
- English
- Schaum's ground beetle
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