The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Coleoptera

(Water Beetles)

DRYOPIDAE

Stygoparnus comalensis Barr & Spangler

Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle

ENDANGERED/IMPERILED or OF CONCERN

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Distribution Citations

1992 Barr & Spangler
1994 Reddell
[1998 Peck]

2007b Quinn

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

notes:

-New Species (Barr & Spangler 1992)

*Species of Concern (AOBIS 2001); endangered (Quinn 2007b)

-restricted to caves (troglobitic) (Peck 1998); first troglobitic dryopid beetle (Reddell 1994)

-reported from cave in comal county

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                          2010

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