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Dytiscid larva
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Dytiscid larva
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 22, 2008
Size: 5mm
When I noticed this larva in the water sample I collected, it was floating on the surface.

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Contributed by tom murray on 23 May, 2008 - 7:41am
Last updated 21 July, 2008 - 8:18pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… tom murray, 21 July, 2008 - 8:18pm login or register to post comments

Dytiscidae
The genera of dytiscids are pretty well worked out, but it would require someone interested in them to arrive at that point. Gyrinid larvae have lateral abdominal filaments like Megaloptera.
… Donald S. Chandler, 21 July, 2008 - 7:35pm login or register to post comments

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