''Scaphinotus elevatus'', the eastern snail eater, is a species of

ground beetle Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family (biology), family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it i ...

in the family

Carabidae Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. As of 2015, it is one of the 10 most species-rich animal fami ...

. It is found in North America.

Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species ''Scaphinotus elevatus'': * ''Scaphinotus elevatus coloradensis'' Van Dyke, 1907 * ''Scaphinotus elevatus elevatus'' (Fabricius, 1787) * ''Scaphinotus elevatus flammeus'' Haldeman, 1844 * ''Scaphinotus elevatus lengi'' Van Dyke, 1938 * ''Scaphinotus elevatus neomexicanus'' Van Dyke, 1924 * ''Scaphinotus elevatus tenebricosus'' Roeschke, 1907

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