Heterelmis glabra is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] The largest populations of this riffle beetle are found in springs associated with the upper Devils River in south-central Texas. Spring-adapted organisms such as this beetle have life-history patterns requiring surface components, which makes them more vulnerable to changes in spring flow that alter the surface habitat.[4]

Heterelmis glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Heterelmis
Species:
H. glabra
Binomial name
Heterelmis glabra
(Horn, 1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Elmis glabra Horn, 1870
  • Heterelmis acicula Hinton, 1940

References

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  1. ^ a b "Heterelmis glabra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Heterelmis glabra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Abundance and Distribution of Heterelmis cf. glabra (Coleoptera: Elmidae) within Dolan Falls Preserve and the Devils River State Natural Area, Texas, USA". biorxiv.org. Retrieved 2023-07-16.

Further reading

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  • Čiampor, Fedor Jr; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Zuzana (2019). "World Elmidae". Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.