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Sphaeridium bipustulatum
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Copyright © 2010
tom murray
Water Scavenger Beetle -
Sphaeridium bipustulatum
Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 15, 2010
Size: 5mm
Found under vegetation in a damp field.
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 16 April, 2010 - 9:14am
Last updated 16 April, 2010 - 10:42am
Moved
Moved from
Sphaeridium
.
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Tim Loh
, 16 April, 2010 - 10:42am
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I agree w/ S. bipustulatum
based on size- the smallest of the 3 introduced
Sphaeridium
.
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Tim Loh
, 16 April, 2010 - 10:42am
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Moved
Moved from
Beetles
.
S. bipustulatum looks pretty good.
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tom murray
, 16 April, 2010 - 9:42am
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That was my thought
but you can get color variations in these species and I haven't collected enough of them (in the U.S.) to be sure. I can key it out later using Smetana (1978) if Loh or others do not get to it first.
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Blaine Mathison
, 16 April, 2010 - 10:31am
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Sphaeridium sp.
lunulatum vs. bipustulatum. Tim Loh will probably bring it home.
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Blaine Mathison
, 16 April, 2010 - 9:29am
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Another Hydrophilid?
This one looks a bit like
Sphaeridium
.
But again, I'm no expert, so let's see what others have to say.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 16 April, 2010 - 9:28am
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