| Ectopria leechi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Psephenidae |
| Genus: | Ectopria |
| Species: | E. leechi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectopria leechi Brigham, 1981 | |
Ectopria leechi is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Water-penny beetles are a family of 272 species of aquatic beetles found on all continents except Antarctica, in both tropical and temperate areas. The young, which live in water, resemble tiny pennies. The larvae feed – usually nocturnally – on algae on rock surfaces. The presence of water-penny larvae in a stream can be used as a test for the quality of the water, as they are pollution-sensitive. They cannot live in habitats where rocks acquire a thick layer of algae, fungi, or inorganic sediment. Therefore, their presence along with other diverse phyla signifies good-quality water. They are around 6 to 10 millimeters in length.
Psephenus is a genus of water penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are about 13 described species in Psephenus.
Laccobius is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are more than 80 described species in Laccobius.
Nosodendron is a genus of wounded-tree beetles in the family Nosodendridae. There are more than 70 described species in Nosodendron.
Troglomethes leechi is a species of false soldier beetle in the family Omethidae. It is found in North America.
Troglomethes is a genus of false soldier beetles in the family Omethidae. There are at least two described species in Troglomethes.
Chaetarthria is a genus of water scavenger beetles in the family Hydrophilidae. There are more than 20 described species in Chaetarthria.
Theridion leechi is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Dicranopselaphus variegatus, the variegated false water penny beetle, is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae. It is found in North America.
Dicranopselaphus is a genus of water penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are about seven described species in Dicranopselaphus.
Ectopria is a genus of water penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are about nine described species in Ectopria.
Chrysobothris leechi is a species of metallic wood-boring beetle in the family Buprestidae. It is found in North America.
Acneus is a genus of water penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are at least four described species in Acneus.
Dendrobiella is a genus of horned powder-post beetles in the family Bostrichidae. There are about seven described species in Dendrobiella.
Grypus leechi is a species of marsh weevil in the beetle family Brachyceridae.
Grypus is a genus of marsh weevils in the beetle family Brachyceridae. There are about 10 described species in Grypus.
Thalycra is a genus of sap-feeding beetles in the family Nitidulidae. There are at least 20 described species in Thalycra.
Ectopria nervosa is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae. It is found in North America.
Cryptolepidus leechi is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America.
Psephenus texanus, the Texas water penny, is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae. It is found in North America.
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