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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Minute Moss Beetles (Hydraenidae) » Hydraena
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Tiny Aquatic Beetle - Hydraena
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Tiny Aquatic Beetle - Hydraena
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
April 26, 2006
Size: 2.2mm
Found this beetle submerged on a dead blade of grass a couple inches below the surface of a pool in the woods.
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Contributed by tom murray on 26 April, 2006 - 11:02pm
Last updated 27 April, 2006 - 7:19pm

Hydraenidae: Hydraena sp.
It looks like a Hydraena. However, the water tension has pulled all useful characters close to the body (antennae and maxillary palpi). I would go for another photo either fully in water, or after it has dried for awhile.
… Donald S. Chandler, 27 April, 2006 - 7:12am login or register to post comments

 
Hydraenidae - Minute Moss Beetles
I'll try to find another and get a good photo. I found this at the end of a long walk, and didn't pay enough attention to what I was doing.
… tom murray, 27 April, 2006 - 7:14pm login or register to post comments

Wish I could see more detail,
but my first thought was Hydro*cus.
… Jim McClarin, 27 April, 2006 - 5:46am login or register to post comments

 
Looks close
Next time I'll take it home and dry it off for the picture.
… tom murray, 27 April, 2006 - 7:05am login or register to post comments

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