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Genus Narpus

Narpus concolor Narpus concolor Narpus angustus Casey - Narpus angustus Narpus angustus Narpus concolor Narpus larva - Narpus Narpus larva - Narpus Elmidae - Narpus concolor - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Byrrhoidea
Family Elmidae (Riffle Beetles)
Subfamily Elminae
Tribe Elmini
Genus Narpus
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Casey
Numbers
3 spp. in our area(1)
Range
w. NA (BC-CA east to AB-NM)(2)
Habitat
Clean and clear fast flowing streams, adults and larvae often among debris or under rocks.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
2.A catalog of Coleoptera of America North of Mexico. Elmidae
Brown H.P. 1983. USDA Agriculture handbook no. 529-143b. x + 23 pp.