Scaphinotus merkelii, Merkel's snail-eating beetle, is a species of beetle of the Carabidae family. This species is found in North AmericaCatalogue of Life: Scaphinotus merkelii (British Columbia, Idaho, Montana), where it inhabits mixed forests.
Adults are brachypterous and nocturnal.A Treatise on the Western Hemisphere Caraboidea (Coleoptera)
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