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Hydroscapha sp. - Hydroscapha natans
Copyright © 2007 Crystal Maier

Hydroscapha sp. - Hydroscapha natans
Idaho County, Idaho, USA
October 27, 2007
Size: 1mm
Adults and larvae on typical algae bed.

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Contributed by Crystal Maier on 8 November, 2007 - 7:56pm
Last updated 9 November, 2007 - 6:01am

Not only new family for bugguide,
but this is a new suborder for us!!
… Jim McClarin, 10 November, 2007 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

Great find!
Great find Crystal. And great that you extended the range of the family. And great that you posted images here.

I was hoping to run into some of these while I was down in AZ this last August. No luck though.

Thanks for sharing them.
… Jeff Gruber, 9 November, 2007 - 7:36pm login or register to post comments

Images moved
to new species page. Single species in U.S., according to different sources.
… Boris Büche, 9 November, 2007 - 6:01am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much for moving the
Thanks so much for moving them. However, I wouldn't put a species name on them just yet, as we will not know what species they are until we get the genetic results back.
… Crystal Maier, 9 November, 2007 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
yeah
especially noting the great disjunction between where they are common (down here in AZ) and where you guys found them.
… Kojun Kanda, 9 November, 2007 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

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