''Microcylloepus pusillus'' is a species 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 ...
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 ...
. It is found in North America.
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Subspecies
These six subspecies belong to the species ''Microcylloepus pusillus'':
* ''Microcylloepus pusillus aptus'' (Musgrave, 1933)
* ''Microcylloepus pusillus foveatus'' (LeConte, 1874)
* ''Microcylloepus pusillus loedingi'' (Musgrave, 1933)
* ''Microcylloepus pusillus perditus'' (Musgrave, 1933)
* ''Microcylloepus pusillus pusillus'' (LeConte, 1852)
* ''Microcylloepus pusillus similis'' (Horn, 1870)
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Elmidae
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Beetles described in 1852
Beetles of North America
Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte
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