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Macronychus glabratus
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Copyright © 2012
Jonas Insinga
Yellow-legged Riffle Beetle -
Macronychus glabratus
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
June 11, 2010
Found in river that runs through college woods here at UNH.
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Contributed by
Jonas Insinga
on 11 January, 2012 - 7:45pm
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Brady Richards
, 11 January, 2012 - 8:18pm
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Wow, that was fast!
Thank you, Brady. I think I've only seen maybe two species, but never ones with markings like this. I have a second photo of a different individual (there were several of these on the underside of a piece of wood caught in the river) that shoes off the yellow legs better. Should I include this picture?
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Jonas Insinga
, 12 January, 2012 - 12:47pm
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Sure, go ahead. There are sev
Sure, go ahead. There are several other elmid taxa that like to hang out on wood so it might be good to post a couple photos if you're seeing things that look different.
I've caught many elmids, including
Macronychus
, by the dozens or even hundreds by simply pulling wood out of water and letting it dry on the shore. Pretty soon, there are many elmids walking around looking for a wet spot.
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Brady Richards
, 12 January, 2012 - 12:53pm
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