Microcylloepus pusillus

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Microcylloepus pusillus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Microcylloepus
Species:
M. pusillus
Binomial name
Microcylloepus pusillus
(Leconte, 1852)
Synonyms [1]
  • Elmis similis LeConte, 1852
  • Stenelmis pusillus Horn, 1870

Microcylloepus pusillus is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]

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Subspecies

These six subspecies belong to the species Microcylloepus pusillus:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Microcylloepus pusillus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Microcylloepus pusillus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.

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