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Genus Desmopachria

Desmopachria convexa Desmopachria convexa Dytiscid? - Desmopachria Dytiscid? - Desmopachria Dytiscidae: Desmopachria convexa - Desmopachria convexa
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Hydroporinae
Genus Desmopachria
Explanation of Names
Author: Babington (1841)
Numbers
North America: 13 species (1)
Size
1-3 mm (1)
Identification
Adults:
very small in size, broadly oval and convex profile
labial palps bifid (notched) apically
posterolateral angle of the pronotum acute (less than 90 degrees)
apex of prosternal process sharply pointed
Range
A large genus found only in the New World especially in the tropics; North American species concentrated mainly in the southern US states; 1 species, D. convexa ranges widely in the northern US and Canada (1)
Habitat
Densely vegetated areas of ponds, bogs, and similar habitats (1)
Internet References
ITIS
Works Cited
1.Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska
By D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley
Contributed by Boris Büche on 30 March, 2007 - 9:58am
Additional contributions by t.loh
Last updated 17 February, 2009 - 12:36am

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