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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Hydrophilinae » Hydrophilini » Giant Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilus) » Hydrophilus ovatus
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Giant Shiny Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus
Copyright © 2007 cwhit1

Giant Shiny Beetle - Hydrophilus ovatus
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
August 16, 2007
This was a huge beetle, perhaps 2 inches in length but this is likely an underestimate. Occasionally seen under street lights at night, but not common.

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Contributed by cwhit1 on 6 November, 2007 - 6:32pm
Last updated 8 December, 2018 - 6:01pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Water Scavenger Beetles.
… v belov, 8 December, 2018 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Giant black water beetle
Genus-Hydrophilus....even though they are a water bug, they are commonly attracted to lights at night.
… michael marchiano, 6 November, 2007 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Puts Oklahoma on the map for this genus.
Moved to genus page.
… Jim McClarin, 7 November, 2007 - 12:57am login or register to post comments

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