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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Hydroporinae » Neobidessus
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tiny water beetle - Neobidessus
Copyright © 2008 Mike Quinn

tiny water beetle - Neobidessus
south Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 3, 2008
Size: 2.2 mm
At lights in a small mesic patch under an oak-willow canopy...
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 17 November, 2008 - 1:15pm
Last updated 13 February, 2009 - 3:26pm

Moved
Moved from Hydroporinae.
… Mike Quinn, 13 February, 2009 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

Neobidessus
based on the expert ID on the other one
… v belov, 13 February, 2009 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Predacious Diving Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 8 February, 2009 - 1:28am login or register to post comments

can't see much, alas--
must be smtg of the 'dessus' gang (Liodessus/Uvarus/Celina)
… v belov, 17 November, 2008 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Of the three, Liodessus seems to fit best...
Of the three genera you list, Liodessus seems to be the best fit based on shape of specimens posted on BugGuide and, if my measurement is correct, the size per Am. Beetles, vol. 1. (1)
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… Mike Quinn, 17 November, 2008 - 4:12pm login or register to post comments

 
you must key it out to be sure
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… v belov, 17 November, 2008 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

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