Dryopidae, Billberg, 1802

Majka, Christopher, 2008, The aquatic Coleoptera of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records and faunal composition, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 239-260 : 254

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.2.25
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3793182
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scientific name	Dryopidae
status

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The aquatic species of this family found in North America are riparian where they are found crawling on various substrates in streams. Adults and larvae are herbivorous ( Shepard 2002b).

Shepard WD (2002 b) Dryopidae Billberg 1820. In: Arnett RH, Jr, Th omas MC (Eds) American Beetles, 1. Archeostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press, Boca Raton, 121 - 122.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Dryopidae

Specimens