Redescription of <i>Haliplus dorsomaculatus</i> (Coleoptera: Haliplidae) with a New Synonymyand Comments on Habitat and Distribution

Authors

  • Rex D. Kenner Spencer Entomological Museum Department of Zoology University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4

Keywords:

Haliplus allisonae, Nearctic, wing venation, mandible, female genital sclerites

Abstract

Adults of Haliplus dorsomaculatus Zimmermann are redescribed including a discussion of male and female morphological characters. The species ranges from southern British Columbia east to western Montana and south to northeastern Utah and northern California; there is little geographic variation. Its preferred habitat appears to be emergent vegetation near the margins of slowly flowing water. Haliplus allisonae Brigham is a junior synonym of H. dorsomaculatus.

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