Scaphinotus striatopunctatus, the pore-winged snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (California), where it inhabits deciduous forests, canyons and grassy knolls.
Adults are brachypterous, gregarious and nocturnal.A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
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