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Desmopachria convexa
Photo#85876
Copyright © 2006
Tim Moyer
Desmopachria convexa
Medford, (~15 miles east of Philadelphia, PA) Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
July 11, 2006
Size: ~1.8mm
came to UV light trap
determined from Downie and Arnett key
web images at CedarCreek and
http://www.lter.umn.edu/insects/album/024007005ap.html
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Contributed by
Tim Moyer
on 3 November, 2006 - 10:10pm
Last updated 30 March, 2007 - 9:59am
Desmopachria
This is a Desmopachria, but species identification would depend on examining the genitalia of the male.
Please do NOT use Downie and Arnett to identify water beetles. The keys are outdated- and even more - INCORRECT - in many cases!
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J. H. Epler
, 26 May, 2008 - 2:45pm
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Moved
Moved from
Predacious Diving Beetles
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Boris Büche
, 30 March, 2007 - 9:59am
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