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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Hydrophiloidea » Water Scavenger Beetles (Hydrophilidae) » Hydrophilinae » Hydrophilini » Tropisternus » Tropisternus lateralis » Tropisternus lateralis nimbatus
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Beetle - Tropisternus lateralis
Copyright © 2010 Wendy Marchant

Beetle - Tropisternus lateralis
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
May 18, 2010
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Contributed by Wendy Marchant on 20 May, 2010 - 1:29am
Last updated 20 May, 2010 - 1:20pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Tim Loh, 20 May, 2010 - 1:20pm login or register to post comments

Tropisternus lateralis, a common hydrophilid
they fly long distances(1)
… v belov, 20 May, 2010 - 3:12am login or register to post comments

This beetle was found on the
This beetle was found on the fence by the back door and later on the brick wall of the house. Is that common for a water beetle? There are no ponds around here.
… Wendy Marchant, 20 May, 2010 - 1:45am login or register to post comments

Hydrophilus sp.
… margarethe brummermann, 20 May, 2010 - 1:38am login or register to post comments

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