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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Chaetarthriinae » Anacaenini » Anacaena » Anacaena limbata
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Water Scavenger Beetle - Anacaena limbata
Copyright © 2008 Stephen Luk

Water Scavenger Beetle - Anacaena limbata
Orangeville (N43º57'24.1"W080º05'31.8"elev.368m), Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
July 12, 2008
Size: 2.4 mm
Found beneath a rock in a creek. I thought it was a Anacaena but am not quite sure now.
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Contributed by Stephen Luk on 22 July, 2008 - 4:21pm
Last updated 24 December, 2008 - 6:34pm

Thanks for confirming
Moved from Anacaena.
… Stephen Luk, 24 December, 2008 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

Only
Anacaena limbata known from Canada (and a common species to boot).
… Donald S. Chandler, 24 December, 2008 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Is it really?
That's what I've been wondering. Marshall(1) reports only A. limbata in Canada (he used to work with aquatic beetles, too). We need a new page, then.
… Stephen Luk, 24 December, 2008 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… Stephen Luk, 11 September, 2008 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

i agree w/Anacaena
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… v belov, 11 September, 2008 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

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