Spring-habitat
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Argia funebris
Springwater Dancer
Argia funebris, commonly known as the Springwater Dancer, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. The genus Argia is speciose and widely distributed in the New World tropics and subtropics. As a member of the suborder Zygoptera, this species exhibits the characteristic slender body and wings folded together over the abdomen when at rest. The species has been documented across Middle America and has a global presence according to distribution records. Taxonomic revisions of the genus Argia have been conducted by leading odonate specialists including Rosser Garrison, who has published multiple revisions of this complex genus.
Cicindela timbisha
Timbisha Tiger Beetle
Cicindela timbisha is a recently described tiger beetle species endemic to a single freshwater spring locality in Inyo County, California, east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The species occupies an extremely restricted geographic range of less than 5 hectares, making it highly vulnerable to extinction. Adults have been observed ovipositing in damp dark soils along the spring margin. The specific habitat requirements and highly localized distribution suggest this species has precise microhabitat needs associated with freshwater spring environments in an otherwise arid region.
Microcylloepus
Microcylloepus is a genus of riffle beetles (family Elmidae) established by Hinton in 1935. The genus contains approximately nine described species distributed primarily in the Americas, with records from the United States to Colombia. These beetles are aquatic and inhabit flowing water environments, particularly springs and spring-runs. One species, Microcylloepus pusillus, has been studied in detail at Comal Springs, Texas, where it coexists with the endangered beetle Heterelmis comalensis.