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Genus Suphisellus

Suphisellus puncticollis (Crotch) - Suphisellus puncticollis Suphisellus lineatus Suphisellus lineatus Suphisellus puncticollis Pronoterus semipunctatus - Suphisellus semipunctatus Suphisellus - Suphisellus puncticollis Suphisellus - Suphisellus puncticollis Pronoterus semipunctatus - Suphisellus semipunctatus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Noteridae (Burrowing Water Beetles)
Genus Suphisellus
Numbers
6 spp. in our area, of which 5 occur in FL(1), >50 total(2)
Size
1.9-3.0 mm(1)
Identification
see(1)
Range
Neotropical genus ranging into e. NA (S. puncticollis north to ON)(2); in our area, most diverse in FL, where discoveries of additional Caribbean spp. are possible(1)
Habitat
most often occur standing water, usually in decaying vegetation and among root masses; also in slow moving swamp streams and along the vegetated margins of streams and rivers(1)
Works Cited
1.The Water Beetles of Florida
Epler J.H. 2010. Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Tallahassee. 414 pp.
2.Nilsson A.N. (2006) A world catalogue of the family Noteridae, or the burrowing water beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga)