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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles (Hydrophiloidea) » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Hydrochara
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Beetle - Hydrochara
Copyright © 2007 Bill Johnson

Beetle - Hydrochara
Big Lake, Sherburne County, Minnesota, USA
July 7, 2007
At first I thought this might be a Water Beetle species, but, I'm wondering if it might not be in the Ground Beetle family, after all.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 12 July, 2007 - 11:18pm
Last updated 7 November, 2008 - 8:01pm

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 7 November, 2008 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

Hydrochara
Genus Hydrochara
… Andrew Short, 14 April, 2008 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

water beetle is correct
note the maxillary palpi being longer than the antennae - an exclusive character of water scavengers and their close relatives. This one is a Hydrophilid.
… Boris Büche, 13 July, 2007 - 4:37am login or register to post comments

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