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Hydrophilid - Phaenonotum exstriatum
Copyright © 2009 Jeff Gruber & UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology

Hydrophilid - Phaenonotum exstriatum
Pruitt, Newton County, Arkansas, USA
April 26, 2009
Size: just over 3mm
Sifted from flood debris accumulated on bank of river.

Phaenonotum?

All pics taken with automontage system. Actual montaging done with CombineZP.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 5 December, 2009 - 6:34pm
Last updated 1 February, 2010 - 7:23pm

Moved
Moved from Sphaeridiinae.
… Tim Loh, 1 February, 2010 - 7:23pm

Yes...
this is a Phaenonotum...most likely exstriatum, the most widespread of the 2 Nearctic species.
… Tim Loh, 1 February, 2010 - 7:16pm

 
Thanks
Thanks Tim.
… Jeff Gruber, 2 February, 2010 - 9:43am

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 30 January, 2010 - 5:42pm

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