Psephenus texanus

Brown & Arrington, 1967

Texas water penny beetle, Texas water penny

Psephenus texanus, the Texas water penny beetle, is a of water penny beetle in the Psephenidae. The species is found in Texas and northeastern Mexico. Like other members of the Psephenus, it is an aquatic with a distinctive flattened, disc-shaped larval form commonly known as a "water penny." The species was described by Brown and Arrington in 1967.

Aquatic dryopoid beetles (Coleoptera) of the United States (Page 66) BHL3286845 by Brown, Harley P.; Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution); United States.. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Psephenus texanus: /ˈsɛfənəs tɛkˈsænəs/

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Distribution

Found in Texas, USA and northeastern Mexico.

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