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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Elateriformia » Pill, Water and Toe-winged Beetles (Byrrhoidea) » Long-toed Water Beetles (Dryopidae) » Helichus » Helichus lithophilus
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Dryopid beetle - Helichus lithophilus
Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

Dryopid beetle - Helichus lithophilus
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 24, 2007
Size: about 4.4 mm
In response to Brad's question about antennae I decided to have another shoot with this beetle. Here the specimen is dead and still wet from alcohol. Finally I can see some punctures in the elytra. The tissues are somewhat bloated, forcing the head out beyond its normal position tucked under the edge of the pronotum.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 1 September, 2007 - 3:21pm
Last updated 7 January, 2010 - 2:59am

Moved
Moved from Helichus.
… Tim Loh, 7 January, 2010 - 2:59am login or register to post comments

Helichus lithophilus (Germar)
Keys out nicely...Note uniform silky pubescence on the dorsal surface.
… Tim Loh, 7 January, 2010 - 2:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Long-toed Water Beetles.
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