Species Hydrocanthus oblongus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Works Cited

Hydrocanthus sp? - Hydrocanthus oblongus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Noteridae (Burrowing Water Beetles)

Genus Hydrocanthus

Species oblongus (Hydrocanthus oblongus)

Explanation of Names

Hydrocanthus oblongus Sharp 1882

Size

3.7-4.8 mm(1)

Identification

elytra may be slightly darker than head and pronotum(1)

Range

mostly FL, also NC, LA / Bahamas, Cuba - Map (2)(3)(4)

Habitat

Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains(3)

Remarks

The most abundant and common sp. in FL(1)

Works Cited

1.	The Water Beetles of Florida Epler J.H. 2010. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee. 414 pp.

2.	A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.

3.	Noteridae: Checklist of Genera of the US, US Territories, and Canada (Brigham & Jasper)

4.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Brady Richards on 2 October, 2011 - 12:30am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 7 September, 2022 - 11:09am

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