Tropisternus
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Tropisternus fuscitarsis
Tropisternus fuscitarsis is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae, first described by Sharp in 1882. The species has been recorded from Mexico, Central America, and South America including Brazil and Uruguay. As a member of the genus Tropisternus, it is associated with aquatic and semi-aquatic habitats. The specific epithet "fuscitarsis" refers to dark or dusky tarsi.
Tropisternus sublaevis
Tropisternus sublaevis is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. The species was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1855. It is distributed across western and central North America, with records from the United States and Mexico. The species belongs to the subgenus Tropisternus (Tropisternus) and has been subject to some taxonomic confusion, with a later homonym described by Blatchley in 1910.