Tectosternum
Balfour-Browne, 1958
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1Tectosternum is a of water scavenger beetles in the Hydrophilidae, established by Balfour-Browne in 1958. The genus is , containing only the described T. naviculare. It belongs to the Sphaeridiinae, a group commonly known as sphearid beetles or lesser water scavenger beetles, many of which inhabit moist organic substrates rather than strictly aquatic environments. The genus is poorly known, with minimal published biological information.
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How to pronounce Tectosternum: /ˈtɛk.toʊˌstɜr.nəm/
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Taxonomic history
The was erected by J. Balfour-Browne in 1958. The single described , T. naviculare, appears to be rarely collected, with only 4 observations recorded in iNaturalist as of the source date.