''Stenelmis gammoni'' is a species of
beetles in the riffle beetle family,
Elmidae. It is known by the common name Gammon's riffle beetle.
The beetle is native to the United States. It was first described from the
New River in
North Carolina in 1976.
[White, D. S. and H. P. Brown. (1976)]
A new species of ''Stenelmis'' from North Carolina (Coleoptera: Elmidae).
''The Coleopterists Bulletin'' 30(2) 189-91. Its total distribution is still unclear, but it has been found in
Virginia and
Alabama as well.
The specimens used in the original species description were dark brown to black beetles with elongated, convex bodies measuring between long. Each
elytron has two spots.
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References
Beetles described in 1976
Insects of the United States
Byrrhoidea
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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