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Family Hydraenidae - Minute Moss Beetles

tiny aquatic beetle - Hydraena pennsylvanica

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)

Family Hydraenidae (Minute Moss Beetles)

Print References

Hansen, M. 1991. A review of the genera of the beetle family Hydraenidae (Coleoptera). Steenstrupia 17(1):1-52.

American Beetles, Vol. 1, Chapter 16 (1)

Internet References

Catalog of higher taxa, genera and subgenera of Staphyliniformia

Works Cited

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

Contributed by tom murray on 27 April, 2006 - 7:18pm
Additional contributions by Phillip Harpootlian, Jeff Gruber
Last updated 13 December, 2008 - 10:54am

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