Cychrus caraboides (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Snail Hunter)

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Cychrus caraboides ssp rostratus
a ground beetle
Subspecies 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter)
SubfamilyCARABINAE (a subfamily of ground beetles)
FamilyCARABIDAE (ground beetles, tiger beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter) :
1: Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter)
13 Jun 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under rotting Pine log
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Antero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 7: Dorso-lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 8: Lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 10: Rear dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 11: Rear dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)
2: Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter)
12 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under plastic sheet on compost heap
Image 1: Dorsal - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 3: Lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Ventral view - enlargedImage 5: Elytral microsculpture - magnifiedImage 6: Head, antennae, mouthparts - lateral - magnifiedImage 7: Head, antennae, mouthparts - ventral - magnifiedImage 8: Head, mouthparts - dorsal - magnifiedImage 9: Head, thorax, mouthparts - dorsal - magnified
3: Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter)
1 Jun 1975 OSGR: SE88 54° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Antero-dorsal - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Antero-dorsal - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Dorsal - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Dorsal - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 5: Dorsal - enlargedImage 6: Dorsal - enlarged (2)Image 7: Front three-quarter view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the field() Walters, J. 2009 1. Carabus, Calosoma and Cychrus Guides to British Beetles

Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cychrus caraboides (Snail Hunter)
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