Tropisternus natator

d'Orchymont, 1938

Tropisternus natator is a of water scavenger beetle in the Hydrophilidae. It occurs across eastern and central North America, from southern Canada through the eastern United States. The species inhabits aquatic environments and was described by d'Orchymont in 1938.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Tropisternus natator: //ˌtrɒpəˈstɜrnəs nəˈteɪtɔr//

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Distribution

Canada (Ontario, Quebec); United States (eastern and central: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Wisconsin, west to Nebraska, south to South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas)

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Taxonomic authority

Described by Auguste d'Orchymont in 1938

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