Hydrophilidae (family)
Unidentified water scavenger beetle at Majura, ACT
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| Hydrophilidae (family) | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Oct 2019 | |
| Hydrophilidae (family) | jb2602 | 24 Sep 2019 |
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Water scavenger beetle
3 comments
25 Sep 2019
Body convex above, flat below; Black in colour; Maxillary palps longer than antennae; Antennae club (what is cupuliform?); Metasternum keeled; Tarsi flattened? with setae. (see p64, A Guide to the Beetles of Australia)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.172181-35.261704
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Majura, ACT
Sighting information
- 10 Abundance
- 24 Sep 2019 12:32 PM Recorded on
- jb2602 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- jb2602 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hydrophilidae (family) Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hydrophilidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified water scavenger beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 704m Recorded at altitude
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