The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Coleoptera

(Water Beetles)

DRYOPIDAE

Pelonomus obscurus LeConte




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Synonyms: 

As Subspecies:
                   Pelonomius obscurus gracilipes Chevrolat
                                            (Young 1954)

 

 
Distribution Citations

[1954 Young]

[1972 Brown]

[1988 Barr & Chapin]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-mainly a lentic species, rarely found in running waters (Young 1954)

-on aquatic plants and debris in swamps and ponds (Brown 1972)

copyright:   Stephen W. Ziser    
                          2010

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