''Microcylloepus'' is a genus of
riffle beetle
Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usually aquatic, living under rocks in fast-flowing shallow areas of streams, such as r ...
s in the family
Elmidae
Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usually aquatic, living under rocks in fast-flowing shallow areas of streams, such as ...
. There are about 9 described species in ''Microcylloepus''.
Species
* ''
Microcylloepus angustus''
Hinton, 1940
* ''
Microcylloepus browni''
(Hatch, 1938)
* ''
Microcylloepus formicoideus''
Shepard, 1990 (furnace creek riffle beetle)
* ''
Microcylloepus inaequalis''
(Sharp, 1882)
* ''
Microcylloepus moapus''
La Rivers, 1949
* ''
Microcylloepus obesus''
Hinton, 1940
* ''
Microcylloepus pusillus
''Microcylloepus pusillus'' is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae
Elmidae, commonly known as riffle beetles, is a family of beetles in the superfamily Byrrhoidea described by John Curtis in 1830. Both adults and larvae are usu ...
''
(Leconte, 1852)
* ''
Microcylloepus similis''
Horn
* ''
Microcylloepus thermarum''
(Darlington, 1928)
References
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