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Species Neoporus clypealis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Hydroporinae
Tribe Hydroporini
Subtribe Hydroporina
Genus Neoporus
No Taxon (clypealis-group)
Species clypealis (Neoporus clypealis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neoporus clypealis (Sharp)
Orig. Comb: Hydroporus clypealis Sharp 1882
Explanation of Names
Sp. has a thickened clypeus. (1)
Numbers
More than 40 spp., all Nearctic (2)
Size
3.9-4.5 mm (1)
Range
e US (TX-FL-Can-KS) (3), (1)
Habitat
Occurs among emergent veg. such as sedges, along the margins of slow, marshy streams, beaver ponds and small lakes. (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: Massachusetts
See Also
Color pattern similar to Neoporus undulatus (1)
- Range: e NA, PNW
Print References
Sharp, D. 1880-1882. On aquatic carnivorous Coleoptera or Dytiscidae. Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, 2(new series), part 2: 179-1003 plates vii-xviii.
Works Cited
1.Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska
D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. 2001. NRC 43253.
2.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
3. A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida.
Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.
Contributed by Tim Loh on 10 February, 2009 - 9:01pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 2 August, 2021 - 5:15pm

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