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Genus Uvarus

Bidessini - Uvarus falli Uvarus texanus (Sharp) - Uvarus texanus Diver #24 - Uvarus granarius Dytiscid 5 - Uvarus Neoclypeodytes - Uvarus Uvarus Uvarus Boreonectes? - Uvarus
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 Bidessini
Genus Uvarus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
there's much taxonomic confusion about this genus as presently defined(1)
Explanation of Names
Uvarus Guignot 1939
Numbers
10 spp. in our area, 65 total(2)
Size
1.5-1.9 mm(1)
Identification
Adult:
brown to black with contrasting yellowish-orange pattern; head orange or yellow
antennae filamentous
hind legs with fringe of swimming hairs
no transverse occipital line behind the eye(3)
Range
North and Central America, Africa, Asia, and Australia(1); in our area, se. Canada and ne. US + BC [?and adjacent parts of nw. US]
Habitat
among submergent vegetation in small temporary or permanent ponds, or edges of small, slow-moving streams
Season
spring through fall
Life Cycle
Overwinter as adults. One of the first aquatic insects to colonize new water bodies, such as stormwater retention ponds. Adults can fly long distances.