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Species Stenelmis mera

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Dryopoidea
Family Elmidae (Riffle Beetles)
Subfamily Elminae
Tribe Elmini
Genus Stenelmis
Species mera (Stenelmis mera)

Explanation of Names

Stenelmis mera Sanderson, 1938

Range

e. NA: QC-WV south to NC-AR(1)

Works Cited

1.A catalog of Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. Elmidae
Brown H.P. 1983. USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-143b. x + 23 pp.
Contributed by tom murray on 11 July, 2009 - 10:54am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 17 January, 2020 - 8:22pm

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