Scaphinotus violaceus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3][4]

Scaphinotus violaceus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: Scaphinotus
Species:
S. violaceus
Binomial name
Scaphinotus violaceus
(LeConte, 1863)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cychrus violaceus LeConte, 1863
  • Scaphinotus violaceus carolinae (Valentine, 1935)
  • Steniridia violacea carolinae Valentine, 1935

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Scaphinotus violaceus:

  • Scaphinotus violacea carolinae Valentine
  • Scaphinotus violacea violacea

References

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  1. ^ a b "Scaphinotus violaceus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Scaphinotus violaceus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2017). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.