Phanocerus clavicornis

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Phanocerus clavicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Phanocerus
Species:
P. clavicornis
Binomial name
Phanocerus clavicornis
Sharp, 1882
Synonyms [1]
  • Phanocerus helmoides Darlington, 1936
  • Phanocerus hubbardi Schaeffer, 1911

Phanocerus clavicornis is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in Texas (Southwestern United States), [3] [5] the Caribbean, Middle America, and South America south to southeast Brazil. [4]

Phanocerus clavicornis measure 3 mm (0.12 in) in length. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. "Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 Segura, Melissa Ottoboni; Passos, Maria Ines da Silva dos; Fonseca-Gessner, Alaíde Aparecida; Froehlich, Claudio Gilberto (2013). "Elmidae Curtis, 1830 (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Byrrhoidea) of the Neotropical region". Zootaxa. 3731 (1): 1–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3731.1.1. PMID   25277553.
  4. Sanderson, M. W. (1953). "A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 26 (4): 148–163. JSTOR   25082074.

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