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Genus Neoporus

Neoporus sp. - Neoporus clypealis Neoporus shermani (Fall) - Neoporus shermani Neoporus? - Neoporus beetle - Neoporus Pennsylvania Beetle for ID - Neoporus Neoporus psammodytes - male Neoporus spurius - male Predaceous diving beetle - Neoporus arizonicus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Hydroporinae
Tribe Hydroporini
Subtribe Hydroporina
Genus Neoporus
Explanation of Names
Neoporus Guignot 1931
Numbers
39 spp., all in our area(1), arranged into 9 species-groups(2)
Size
2.2‒6.4 mm(3)
Identification
Species identification heavily relies on size difference between protarsal claws
Range
most of NA, the majority of spp in the Appalachian region(3)(4)
Print References
Matta J.F., Peterson D.E. (1985) The larvae of six Nearctic Hydroporus of the subgenus Neoporus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 137: 53‒60.