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Suborder Myxophaga - Minute Bog and Skiff Beetles

Hydroscapha sp. Habitat - Hydroscapha natans

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Myxophaga (Minute Bog and Skiff Beetles)

Numbers

Small suborder - consisting of only two families in North America;

Sphaeriusidae [=Microsporidae] - Minute Bog Beetles [chapter 3 (1)]

Hydroscaphidae - Skiff Beetles [chapter 4 (1)]

Print References

American Beetles, Vol. 1 (1)

Works Cited

1.	American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia By Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.)

Contributed by Cotinis on 9 January, 2006 - 9:05am
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian
Last updated 22 January, 2008 - 8:09pm

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