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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Hydroporinae » Bidessini » Liodessus » affinis complex (Liodessus affinis complex)
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Mini Diver - Liodessus
Copyright © 2012 Robert Lord Zimlich

Mini Diver - Liodessus
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
September 13, 2012
Size: 1-2mm
Might this beetle, not to be confused with the lovely British actress, be something in Copelatus. An eminent ID would go a long way in reassuring me that I have not wasted a lot of money on a vanity, non-income-producing MP-E lens :)
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 14 September, 2012 - 11:58am
Last updated 15 June, 2013 - 6:43am

Moved
Moved from Liodessus.
… Tim Loh, 15 June, 2013 - 2:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 14 September, 2012 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

probably Liodessus noviaffinis
This looks most likely to be Liodessus noviaffinis. See my FL water beetle manual and if you still have the critter, run it through the dytiscid key. Definitely NOT a Copelatus!!!
… J. H. Epler, 14 September, 2012 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Specimen
I saved the specimen. What I know about beetles can be summed up in one word, Bradblainequinn=v=. So, who wants the voucher? As a bonus, I also collected a couple of this diver.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 14 September, 2012 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Me :)
You can save it for me if you want- I'm photovouchering the aquatic beetles for the guide.
… Tim Loh, 15 September, 2012 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
ha!
that literally had me laughing out loud!
… Blaine Mathison, 15 September, 2012 - 5:53am login or register to post comments

Bidessini
Some very similar genera: http://bugguide.net/node/view/386118/bgpage
Nice shot.
… Brad Barnd, 14 September, 2012 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Why, thank you
Under the Mighty Quinn's tutelage, I hope to get better with this monster of a lens :)
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 14 September, 2012 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

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