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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Elateriformia » Byrrhoidea » Riffle Beetles (Elmidae) » Elminae » Elmini » Stenelmis » Stenelmis sexlineata
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Elmid ? - Stenelmis sexlineata
Copyright © 2010 Jerry Wilson

Elmid ? - Stenelmis sexlineata
Elkland, Missouri, Dallas County, Missouri, USA
December 31, 1969
Size: 1.8 mm
Elmidae vs Dryopidae? These little guys have shown up 4 or 5 each weekend night at my MV light.

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Contributed by Jerry Wilson on 22 August, 2010 - 7:22pm
Last updated 26 June, 2016 - 11:39am

cool; thanks, Crystal and Jerry
Moved from Stenelmis.
… v belov, 21 November, 2010 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

S. sexlineata
This is Stenelmis sexlineata, one of the more easily identified Stenelmis. If you look clostely, you can count six vittae of red on the elytra.
… Crystal Maier, 26 October, 2010 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Elmidae
Crystal - Thanks! These little guys were fun to find at my MV light, but now I'll be looking around my pond next summer to find them in their habitat.
… Jerry Wilson, 1 November, 2010 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

pls correct date
… v belov, 4 September, 2010 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Elmidae: Stenelmis sp.

Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 22 August, 2010 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Elmidae
Thanks again, Brad. Man, you're quick! Is there an easily seen difference between Elmids & Dryopids?
… Jerry Wilson, 22 August, 2010 - 7:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Sure
Among other differences, note how long the antennae are on your elmids compared to dryopid antennae, which are quite short.
… Brad Barnd, 22 August, 2010 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Elmids
Thanks - I'll go through my Dryopidae and Elmidae - and make certain.
… Jerry Wilson, 22 August, 2010 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

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