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Genus Desmopachria

Desmopachria dispersa (Crotch)   - Desmopachria dispersa Desmopachria dispersa (Crotch) - Desmopachria dispersa Desmopachria sp. - Desmopachria Desmopachria dispersa (Crotch) - Desmopachria dispersa Haliplidae? - Desmopachria Desmopachria mexicana Desmopachria dispersa (Crotch) - Desmopachria dispersa Desmopachria
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Hydroporinae
Tribe Hyphydrini
Genus Desmopachria
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
subgenus Portmannia revised in(1)
Explanation of Names
Desmopachria Babington 1841
Numbers
13 spp. in our area(2), >130 total(3)
Size
1-3 mm(2)
Identification
Adults:
very small, broadly oval and convex profile
labial palps bifid (notched) apically
posterolateral angle of the pronotum acute
prosternal process sharply pointed
Range
New World, primarily tropical; in our area most diverse in so. US; D. convexa across n. US and Canada(2)
Habitat
Densely vegetated areas of ponds, bogs, etc.(2)
Print References
Young, F. N. 1979. The genus Desmopachria, a taxonomic nightmare (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) [abstr.]. Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci. 88): 188.