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Macrelmis

Macrelmis is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are at least three described species in Macrelmis.

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Macrelmis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Tribe: Elmini
Genus: Macrelmis
Motschulsky, 1859
Synonyms
  • Elsianus Sharp, 1882
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Macrelmis is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are at least three described species in Macrelmis.123

Species

References

References

  1. "Macrelmis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. "Macrelmis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  3. "Macrelmis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.