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Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

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Subfamily Coptotominae

Coptotomus sp.? - Coptotomus longulus Coptotomus venustus (Say) - Coptotomus venustus - female Coptotomus longulus water beetle - Coptotomus Dytiscid - Coptotomus longulus Water Beetle - Coptotomus Beetle A - Coptotomus Diving Beetle ID? - Coptotomus longulus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Coptotominae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly lumped under 'Colymbetinae'; now in its own subfamily