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Lutrochus
Sign in to saveLutrochidae is a family of water beetles with a single genus Lutrochus sometimes known as "Travertine beetles". There are around 21 species native to the Americas from the southern United States to Brazil.
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- Specimen records
- 372
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Lutrochidae
- Collections
- FCN-UAQ, KU, OMNH, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Mexico, French Guiana, United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Guyana
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- Lutrochidae
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Lutrochidae is a family of water beetles with a single genus Lutrochus sometimes known as "Travertine beetles". There are around 21 species native to the Americas from the southern United States to Brazil.
They are distinguished by their ovate bodies, 2–6 mm long and yellowish in color, and short antennae in which the first two antennomeres are longer than the others. The larvae are elongate, 4–10 mm in length, with short but well-developed legs.
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