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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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quadrimaculata / musgravei group (Stenelmis quadrimaculata / musgravei group)
quadrimaculata / musgravei group
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily
Byrrhoidea
Family
Elmidae (Riffle Beetles)
Subfamily
Elminae
Tribe
Elmini
Genus
Stenelmis
No Taxon
quadrimaculata / musgravei group
Identification
requires male parts to determine which species - quadrimaculata or musgravei
(
1
)
.
Range
e. NA:
S. quadrimaculata
PQ-MI-TN;
S. musgravei
NY-IN-VA
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
2.
A catalog of Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. Elmidae
Brown H.P. 1983. USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-143b. x + 23 pp.
Contributed by
Tim Moyer
on 4 November, 2010 - 2:58pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 12 March, 2011 - 1:13pm