Species Hydrochara soror

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Water Scavenger Beetle - Hydrochara soror

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Hydrophiloidea (Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles)

Family Hydrophilidae (Water Scavenger Beetles)

Genus Hydrochara

Species soror (Hydrochara soror)

Explanation of Names

Author is Smetana, 1980. Species name from Latin, soror meaning sister. This likely refers to it being a sister species to Hyrdocrhara obtusata, from which it was split (1).

Size

14-19 mm

Identification

Often rusty below, sternal keel only slightly dilated--see print references and discussion here.

Range

Eastern United States: Connecticut, south to Florida, west to Minnesota, Kansas, Texas

Habitat

Varied: ponds, streams, ditches, margins of lakes, salt marshes.

Season

February-November (South Carolina)

Mississippi Entomological Museum

North Carolina State University Entomology--15 pinned

Works Cited

1.	Water Beetles of South Carolina By Janet Ciegler

Contributed by Cotinis on 20 December, 2007 - 8:05am

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