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Haliplidae, Peltodytes simplex? - Peltodytes simplex

Haliplidae, Peltodytes simplex? - Peltodytes simplex
9 mi. south of Colfax, on Pine Lake Dr., 666 m elevation (2,185 ft), 39.0651, -120.9440, Placer County, California, USA
July 15, 2019
Size: 3.8 mm
Came to 250 Watt Mercury Vapor light.

Reason for posting. If my id is correct:
Genus Peltodytes would be added to the CA map in BG.
Species P. simplex not in BG, this would add a species.

Characters mentioned in Brigham's key (1).
Head
-- Head uniformly pale without black collar.
Thorax
-- Apex of prosternal process without a distinct margin (side view), although there is a sharp juncture (ventral view) between posterior punctured part and smooth anterior part (California).
-- Posterior femur black or dark brown.
Body
-- Elytron without median callosity (side view shows no bump).
-- Elytron typically without subhumeral blotch.

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Moved
Moved from Peltodytes.

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