Tropisternus lateralis
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| Tropisternus lateralis | |
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| Adult Tropisternus lateralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus: | Tropisternus |
| Species: | T. lateralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropisternus lateralis (Fabricius, 1775) | |
Tropisternus lateralis is a species of hydrophilid beetle that ranges across much of the Americas.[1]
Distribution
The range of T. lateralis includes North America as far north as southern Canada, South America south to northern Chile and Argentina, the Caribbean, and the Galápagos Islands.[1][2] T. lateralis humeralis has been accidentally introduced to Oahu.[3]
