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Species Stenelmis grossa

Representative Images

Stenelmis grossa Sanderson - Stenelmis grossa Stenelmis grossa - male Stenelmis grossa - male Stenelmis grossa - male Stenelmis grossa - male Stenelmis grossa - male Elmidae - Stenelmis grossa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Elateriformia)
Superfamily Dryopoidea
Family Elmidae (Riffle Beetles)
Subfamily Elminae
Tribe Elmini
Genus Stenelmis
Species grossa (Stenelmis grossa)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Stenelmis grossa Sanderson 1938

Synonyms:
Stenelmis vittipennis Zimmermann, sensu Sanderson (1) & Brown (2)

Explanation of Names

grossa = 'thick'

Size

3.25-3.6 mm(2)

Range

TX-MS-AR(2)

Habitat

In sandy streams, usually beneath sunken logs(2)

Print References

Sanderson M.W. (1938) A monographic revision of the North American species of Stenelmis (Drypoidae: Coleoptera). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 25: 635-717.

Works Cited

1.A monographic revision of the North American species of Stenelmis (Drypoidae: Coleoptera)
Sanderson M.W. 1938. U. Kans. Sci. Bull. 25: 635‒717.
2.Aquatic dryopoid beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States
Brown H.P. 1972. USEPA Water Poll. Control Res. Ser., Vol. 6. ix+82 pp.
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 6 April, 2012 - 3:39pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, v belov
Last updated 3 September, 2024 - 9:45pm

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