| Hexacylloepus ferrugineus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elmidae |
| Genus: | Hexacylloepus |
| Species: | H. ferrugineus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hexacylloepus ferrugineus (Horn, 1870) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Hexacylloepus ferrugineus, the rusty elmid, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in Central America and North America. [1] [2] [3]
Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usually aquatic, living under rocks in fast-flowing shallow areas of streams, such as riffles, feeding on algae and biofilms. There are more than 150 genera and 1,500 described species in Elmidae. The oldest record of the group is Cretohypsilara from the Cenomanian aged Burmese amber.
Stenelmis mirabilis is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Heterelmis obscura is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in Central America and South America.
Stenelmis bicarinata is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Dubiraphia vittata is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Bryelmis rivularis is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Bryelmis is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are at least three described species in Bryelmis.
Dubiraphia parva, the little dubiraphian riffle beetle, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Optioservus immunis is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Oulimnius nitidulus is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Stenelmis sexlineata is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Stenelmis crenata is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Hexacylloepus is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are about 19 described species in Hexacylloepus.
Gonielmis is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There is one described species in Gonielmis, G. dietrichi.
Bryelmis idahoensis is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Zaitzevia is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are about 19 described species in Zaitzevia. The genus is named after the Russian entomologist Filipp Zaitsev.
Stenelmis lignicola is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.
Stenelmis cheryl, or Cheryl's riffle beetle, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cleptelmis is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are at least two described species in Cleptelmis.
Huleechius is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are at least two described species in Huleechius.
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