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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Hydroporinae » Neoporus
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Predacious Diving Beetle - Neoporus
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Luk

Predacious Diving Beetle - Neoporus
The Arboretum, Guelph (N43º32'33"W080º12'49"), Wellington, Ontario, Canada
April 18, 2009
Size: 4.5 mm
Scooped from pond edge.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 24 April, 2009 - 3:53pm

Either N. clypealis or N. undulatus
but hard to tell without the specimen in hand. The clypeus in N. clypealis is thickened/raised- if you still have the specimen, check for this diagnostic character. The same goes with your other accompanying Neoporus images.
… Tim Loh, 25 April, 2009 - 1:13am login or register to post comments

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