Microcylloepus Explained

Microcylloepus is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are about 9 described species in Microcylloepus.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Species

• Microcylloepus angustus Hinton, 1940
• Microcylloepus browni (Hatch, 1938)
• Microcylloepus formicoideus Shepard, 1990 (furnace creek riffle beetle)
• Microcylloepus inaequalis (Sharp, 1882)
• Microcylloepus moapus La Rivers, 1949
• Microcylloepus obesus Hinton, 1940
• Microcylloepus pusillus (Leconte, 1852)
• Microcylloepus similis Horn
• Microcylloepus thermarum (Darlington, 1928)

Further reading

• Book: Arnett, R.H. Jr.. M. C. Thomas. P. E. Skelley. J. H. Frank. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL..
• Book: Arnett, Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
• Book: Richard E. White. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Microcylloepus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-06.
2. Web site: Microcylloepus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-06.
3. Web site: Microcylloepus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-06.