Minute-moss-beetle
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Enicocerus
Enicocerus is a subgenus of minute moss beetles within the genus Ochthebius (family Hydraenidae). Species in this subgenus are small aquatic beetles associated with moist microhabitats in running water systems. The subgenus was established by Stephens in 1829 and is currently treated as valid. One documented species, Ochthebius (Enicocerus) colveranus, inhabits algae and moss growth on spray zones of rocks in streams.
Hydraena americana
Hydraena americana is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae, described by Manfred Jäch in 1993. It belongs to the subgenus Holcohydraena. The species is known from eastern North America, with records from Canada and the northeastern United States. Like other members of its genus, it is an aquatic beetle inhabiting small freshwater habitats.
Hydraena marginicollis
Hydraena marginicollis is a species of minute aquatic beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It is the namesake of the marginicollis group and marginicollis subgroup within the genus Hydraena. The species was described by Kiesenwetter in 1849. Distribution records indicate presence in the southeastern United States and the Bahamas.
Neochthebius vandykei
minute moss beetle
Neochthebius vandykei is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. It was described by Knisch in 1924. The species is found in western North America, with records from British Columbia, Canada and California, USA. Like other members of Hydraenidae, it is a small beetle associated with moist habitats.
Ochthebius lineatus
Ochthebius lineatus is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae. The species was described by J.L. LeConte in 1852. It has a broad distribution across the Americas, with records from North America, Central America, and South America. As a member of the Hydraenidae, it belongs to a family of small aquatic or semiaquatic beetles commonly known as minute moss beetles or water scavenger beetles.
Ochthebius puncticollis
minute moss beetle
Ochthebius puncticollis is a species of minute moss beetle in the family Hydraenidae, first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1852. This small beetle is known from arid and semi-arid regions of southwestern North America, with records from Arizona, California, and Utah in the United States, as well as Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with moist microhabitats in otherwise dry environments, typically inhabiting the margins of streams, springs, and seeps where moss and algae grow.