Helichus striatus

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Helichus striatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dryopidae
Genus: Helichus
Species:
H. striatus
Binomial name
Helichus striatus
Leconte, 1852

Helichus striatus is a species of long-toed water beetle in the family Dryopidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found on debris and under rocks in cool streams from South Carolina to Quebec, and west to California and British Columbia. [5]

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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Helichus striatus:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Helichus striatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  2. 1 2 "Helichus striatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  3. 1 2 "Helichus striatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  4. 1 2 "Helichus striatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. Brown, Harley (April 1972). Aquatic Dryopid Beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States (1 ed.). Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 22.

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