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Psephenus texanus

Psephenus texanus, the Texas water penny, is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae. It is found in Texas and northeastern Mexico.

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Psephenus texanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Psephenidae
Genus: Psephenus
Species:
P. texanus
Binomial name
Psephenus texanus
Brown & Arrington, 1967

Psephenus texanus, the Texas water penny, is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae. It is found in Texas and northeastern Mexico.123

References

References

  1. "Psephenus texanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Psephenus texanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
Further reading

Further reading

  • 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.