Cedar Creek
Natural History Area
Insects of Cedar Creek
Order COLEOPTERA
Family HALIPLIDAE
(Crawling Water Beetles)
(Table of Species)
Uncommon species of Crawling Water Beetles (70 NA spp) collected at Cedar Creek include:
Haliplus
(2 spp--
immaculicollis
,
longulus
) and
Peltodytes
(2 spp--
edentulus
,
tortulosus
). The larvae are predaceous; adults feed on algae.
jhaar@lter.umn.edu
Last updated May, 2000
