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Optioservus phaeus

Optioservus phaeus, the Scott optioservus riffle beetle, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is only found in North America, specifically at Lake Scott State Park in Scott County, Kansas.

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Optioservus phaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Optioservus
Species:
O. phaeus
Binomial name
Optioservus phaeus
White, 1978

Optioservus phaeus, the Scott optioservus riffle beetle, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is only found in North America, specifically at Lake Scott State Park in Scott County, Kansas.123

References

References

  1. "Optioservus phaeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Optioservus phaeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
Further reading

Further reading

  • White, D. S. (1978). "A revision of the Nearctic Optioservus (Coleoptera: Elmidae), with descriptions of new species". Systematic Entomology. 3 (1): 59–74. Bibcode:1978SysEn...3...59W. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1978.tb00390.x.
  • Čiampor, Fedor Jr; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Zuzana (2019). "World Elmidae". Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.