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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Water Scavenger and Clown Beetles (Hydrophiloidea) » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Hydrochus
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beetle - Hydrochus
Copyright © 2006 Joyce Gross

beetle - Hydrochus
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
June 24, 2006
Size: 3mm
Hydrochus sp.? I found this in the net after sweeping it through a pond (and through the scum at the water's edge).
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 6 September, 2006 - 2:36am
Last updated 6 September, 2006 - 1:17pm

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… Joyce Gross, 6 September, 2006 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

Yup
that's a Hydrochus. Not a species I've collected by the looks of it. Too dark.
… Jim McClarin, 6 September, 2006 - 6:04am login or register to post comments

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