Amphizoidae

J.L. LeConte, 1853

Trout-stream Beetles

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is a monogeneric of aquatic beetles containing the single Amphizoa with five known . These beetles are commonly known as trout-stream beetles. Three species occur in western North America and two in the eastern Palearctic region. The family is placed in the suborder Adephaga within Coleoptera.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Amphizoidae: /ˌæmfɪˈzoʊɪdaɪ/

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Distribution

Western North America (three ) and eastern Palearctic (two species). The has been documented in the Alaska-Yukon region.

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Taxonomic uniqueness

is one of the few monogeneric within Coleoptera, containing only the Amphizoa.

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