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Photo#11868
Water Scavenger Beetle
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Water Scavenger Beetle
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
April 9, 2004
Id'd to family by Paul Choate. Is this a terrestrial species?

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 23 February, 2005 - 8:12am
Last updated 24 July, 2021 - 3:36pm

Frassed
Moved from Tropisternus.
… v belov, 24 July, 2021 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Hydrophilidae yes, but not terrestrial
This is in the genus Tropisternus (at least the second photo is for sure). This is a common aquatic genus. Note the long swimming hairs on the legs.
… Andrew Short, 28 April, 2005 - 12:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
What the heck was it doing on the sidewalk?
… Lynette Elliott, 28 April, 2005 - 5:48am login or register to post comments

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