Elmidae, Curtis, 1830

Epler, J. H., 2009, More new distribution records for Florida water beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae, Elmidae, Hydrophilidae, Scirtidae), with additional notes on Scirtes oblongus Guérin-Méneville, Insecta Mundi 2009 (87), pp. 1-4 : 1-2

Elmidae

Oulimnius nitidulus LeConte. There are now several records of this minute beetle from the Florida Panhandle, including one specimen, Santa Rosa Co., McCostill Mill Creek at Ebenezer Church Road , 29- i-2004, leg. D. Ray, F. Butera; four specimens, Santa Rosa Co., McCostill Mill Creek , 11-vi-2006, leg. L .

Donelan; and two specimens collected by dipnet, Santa Rosa Co., Weaver Creek headwaters W of Base Rd 724, 11-i-2006, leg. A.K. Rasmussen, B.A. Richard, B. Tate, M. Tongue.

Stenelmis mera Sanderson. This beetle has been collected at several sites in the Florida Panhandle, including 17 specimens, Escambia Co., Brushy Creek at Pineville Road , W of Enon, UV light, 14-iv-2007, leg. A.K. Rasmussen, D.R. Denson; two specimens, Escambia Co., McDavid Creek at CR 99, UV light, 14- vi-2007, leg. A.K. Rasmussen, D. R. Denson ; one specimen, Escambia Co., Pine Barren Creek below US 29, UV light, 14-vi-2007, leg. A.K. Rasmussen, D. R. Denson. These are the first Florida state records for this species ; the previous southernmost record was from Conecuh County in Alabama ( Schmude 1992) .

Stenelmis morsei White. Six specimens were collected from Escambia Co., Brushy Creek at Pineville Road , W of Enon, UV light, 14-iv-2007, leg. A.K. Rasmussen, D.R. Denson. This is the first Florida state record for this species; the previous southernmost record was from Monroe County in Alabama ( Schmude 1992) .