Haliplidae
Pronunciation: [Ha⋅LIP·li⋅dae]
Common Name: Crawling Water Beetles
Description: Haliplids are small, oval beetles with black spots on a brown or yellow body. They are easy to recognize by the large, plate-like coxae of the hind legs that meet along the mid-line and cover most of the ventral surface of the abdomen. They feed mostly on algae and other aquatic plant material.
Spot ID Key Characters:
- “Football”-shaped body
- Hind coxae are plate-like and cover most of the ventral abdomen
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Order: Coleoptera
