Hydrophilidae
Pronunciation: [Hy·dro⋅PHIL⋅i·dae]
Common Name: Water Scavenger Beetles
Description: Hydrophilids are typically brown or black in color. They can be recognized by the mid-ventral spine that extends just past the hind legs. They also have very short, clubbed antennae and unusually long maxillary palps. Adults feed as scavengers on dead vegetation; the larvae are predators.
Spot ID Key Characters:
- Terminal segments of antennae moderately clubbed
- Maxillary palps longer than antennae
- Mid-ventral spine forms a “keel” along underside of thorax
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Order: Coleoptera
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