Travertine-beetle

Guides

• Lutrochus arizonicus

  Lutrochus arizonicus is a species of travertine beetle in the family Lutrochidae, described by Brown & Murvosh in 1970. The species is known from North America and belongs to a small family of beetles associated with travertine (calcium carbonate) deposits in aquatic environments. As a member of the genus Lutrochus, it likely inhabits freshwater habitats with mineral-rich substrates, though specific ecological details remain limited in available sources.

  travertine-beetleaquatic-beetlefreshwatercalcium-carbonate-depositsArizona-faunaNorth-American-endemic

• Lutrochus luteus

  travertine beetle

  Lutrochus luteus is a species of travertine beetle in the family Lutrochidae, first described by LeConte in 1852. It is found in North America. The species belongs to a small family of aquatic beetles commonly known as travertine beetles, which are associated with freshwater habitats.

  ColeopteraLutrochidaeaquatic-beetletravertine-beetleNorth-Americafreshwater