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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae)
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Black beetle on bulrush
Copyright © 2016 Charley Eiseman

Black beetle on bulrush
Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
October 13, 2015
Size: 2.6 mm

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Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 24 January, 2016 - 11:48am
Last updated 3 June, 2023 - 10:10am

Moved
Moved from Hydrophilini.
… Matthew Pintar, 3 June, 2023 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… v belov, 19 March, 2017 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert review to Hydrophilidae
Moved from Beetles.
… Blaine Mathison, 12 February, 2016 - 9:42am login or register to post comments

have a dorsal shot?
my initial impression is in Hydrophilidae.
… Blaine Mathison, 24 January, 2016 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

 
Unfortunately...
these two were all I managed to get.
… Charley Eiseman, 24 January, 2016 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Paracymus?
that was my first impression
… Brad Barnd, 24 January, 2016 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
mine was Cymbiodyta
...but honestly I'm not crazy about either. Hope Brady sees it and can ID.
… Blaine Mathison, 24 January, 2016 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

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