lateral-banded water scavenger beetle
(Tropisternus lateralis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
Lateral-banded water scavenger beetle is a common, small beetle. It is one of the first water scavenger beetles (family Hydrophilidae) to colonize newly formed bodies of water. |
Size |
5⁄16″ to 7⁄16″ (7.5 to 10.5 mm) long |
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Adult Food |
Algae, animal remains, and other biological material |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Coleoptera (beetles) |
Suborder |
Polyphaga (water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf and snout beetles) |
Infraorder |
Staphyliniformia |
Superfamily |
Hydrophiloidea (water scavenger and clown beetles) |
Family |
Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetles) |
Subfamily |
Hydrophilinae |
Tribe |
Hydrophilini |
Genus |
Tropisternus |
Subordinate Taxa |
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lateral-banded water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus lateralis ssp. humeralis) lateral-banded water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus lateralis ssp. limbalis) lateral-banded water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus lateralis ssp. limbatus) lateral-banded water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus lateralis ssp. nimbatus) |
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Common Names |
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lateral-banded water scavenger beetle |
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Water Scavenger Beetle (Hydrophilidae: Tropisternus lateralis) in Hand |
About
Apr 26, 2011 Photographed at Grand Forks, North Dakota (26 April 2011). |
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