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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Crawling Water Beetles (Haliplidae) » Peltodytes
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Tiny Round Thing - Peltodytes
Copyright © 2006 gehan gehale

Tiny Round Thing - Peltodytes
Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 4, 2006
Size: <5mm
I don't even remember where I found this thing. It was in one of my dishes next to a moth I was photographing, It could have even been in my house and died in the dish naturally.

Under a microscope I can see it's almost clear and green with black dots thoughout the elytra. It has pretty tiny antenne but it's back legs seem pretty long for the body size.
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Contributed by gehan gehale on 15 July, 2006 - 3:10am
Last updated 2 March, 2009 - 12:48am

Moved
Moved from Crawling Water Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 2 March, 2009 - 12:48am login or register to post comments

must be a Peltodytes
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… v belov, 13 February, 2009 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

Crawling Water Beetle
See guide page here.
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 15 July, 2006 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, very nice find thank you
Yes, very nice find thank you for pointing me to the right direction. The next question that begs is how on earth did it get on to my computer desk. I haven't been around a pond in months.. lol
… gehan gehale, 15 July, 2006 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

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