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Hydrophilid - Tropisternus
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Hydrophilid - Tropisternus
Central, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 15, 2017
Contributed by Justin Scioli on 14 May, 2017 - 4:36pm
Last updated 5 August, 2020 - 2:26pm

Moved
Moved from Hydrophilinae.
… v belov, 5 August, 2020 - 2:26pm

Tropisternus
One of two species. The shape seems more like T. quadristriatus, but the apparent banding on the legs would be T. blatchleyi.
… Matthew Pintar, 11 January, 2020 - 6:54am

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… v belov, 8 December, 2018 - 7:00pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 20 May, 2017 - 9:33am

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