Neoscutopterus
J. Balfour-Browne, 1943
Species Guides
2- Neoscutopterus angustus(Narrow Predaceous Diving Beetle)
- Neoscutopterus hornii(Horn's Predaceous Diving Beetle)
Neoscutopterus is a of predaceous diving beetles in the Dytiscidae, established by J. Balfour-Browne in 1943. The genus comprises two recognized : Neoscutopterus angustus (LeConte, 1850) and Neoscutopterus hornii (Crotch, 1873). It belongs to the Colymbetinae and tribe Colymbetini. The genus is native to North America.
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Distribution
North America. Neoscutopterus angustus occurs in the western United States and Canada. Neoscutopterus hornii has been recorded from the western United States.
Similar Taxa
- ScutopterusNeoscutopterus was established to accommodate previously placed in Scutopterus, distinguished by differences in male genitalia and body proportions.
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Taxonomic history
The was erected by J. Balfour-Browne in 1943 to separate certain North American from the Palearctic genus Scutopterus based on morphological differences, particularly in the male .