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Hydroscapha natans
Photo#155894
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!!
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Jim McClarin
, 10 November, 2007 - 12:04am
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.
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Jeff Gruber
, 9 November, 2007 - 7:36pm
Images moved
to new species page. Single species in U.S., according to different sources.
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Boris Büche
, 9 November, 2007 - 6:01am
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.
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Crystal Maier
, 9 November, 2007 - 11:07am
yeah
especially noting the great disjunction between where they are common (down here in AZ) and where you guys found them.
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Kojun Kanda
, 9 November, 2007 - 12:43pm