Species Scirtes oblongus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Print References · Works Cited

Scirtes oblongus Guérin-Méneville - Scirtes oblongus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)

Superfamily Scirtoidea

Family Scirtidae (Marsh Beetles)

Genus Scirtes

Species oblongus (Scirtes oblongus)

Explanation of Names

Scirtes oblongus Guérin-Méneville 1861

Size

4.4–5.2 mm(1)

Range

FL, TX to S. Amer. / W. Indies - Map (1)(2)

Print References

Epler J.H. (2009) More new distribution records for Florida water beetles (Coleoptera:Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Hydrophilidae, Scirtidae), with additional notes on Scirtes oblongus Guérin-Méneville. Insecta Mundi 0087: 1-4. Full text

Works Cited

1.	The Water Beetles of Florida Epler J.H. 2010. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee. 414 pp.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by v belov on 29 September, 2010 - 4:22pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn
Last updated 4 January, 2020 - 9:54am

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