Water Scavenger Beetle - Berosus

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Copyright © 2009 Catfish

Water Scavenger Beetle - Berosus

Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: 4 mm

I believe this is a water beetle of the family Haliplus. Dip netted from the edge of a small pond.

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Contributed by Catfish on 10 May, 2009 - 11:37am
Last updated 14 April, 2010 - 3:09pm

Moved

Moved from Berosus pantherinus based on Dr. Short's comment that this is not B. pantherinus.

… Brad Barnd, 14 April, 2010 - 3:09pm

Not pantherinus

This is not pantherinus. It is almost certainly B. peregrinus, but these photos can be separated from B. aculeatus.

… Andrew Short, 10 May, 2009 - 3:03pm

I took a good number of photo

I took a good number of photos of this bug. If there is some feature that is not currently apparent in these photos and that would help to identify the species, I might be able to post a photo showing that feature. -- C

… Catfish, 10 May, 2009 - 3:09pm

Berosus pantherinus, i believe

(Haliplus is a genus, not a family; animal family names always end in '-idae')

… v belov, 10 May, 2009 - 12:00pm

Thank you -- C

… Catfish, 10 May, 2009 - 1:30pm

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