About Scaphinotus viduus (Dejean, 1826)
Scaphinotus viduus, commonly known as the bereft snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle that belongs to the family Carabidae. It is native to North America, with recorded occurrences in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia. In this range, it typically inhabits coniferous forests located near water. Adult S. viduus are brachypterous, gregarious, and nocturnal. Their diet consists of prey including snails, slugs, and caterpillars.
