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Species Neoporus undulatus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Hydroporinae
Tribe Hydroporini
Subtribe Hydroporina
Genus Neoporus
No Taxon (undulatus-group)
Species undulatus (Neoporus undulatus)
Explanation of Names
Neoporus undulatus (Say 1823)
Size
3.7-4.7 mm(1)
Range
e NA, PNW (ME-ND to GA-TX, OR-WA)(1)(2)
Habitat
permanent water bodies with slight water movement(1)
Remarks
highly variable(1)
Works Cited
1.Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska
D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. 2001. NRC 43253.
2.An Illustrated Inventory of the Beetles (Coleoptera) of Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas
Edward G. Riley. 2013. Texas A&M University, Dept. Entomology, College Station.
Contributed by Tim Loh on 11 February, 2009 - 12:14am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 13 January, 2019 - 11:46am

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