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Post by papillon on Oct 25, 2013 20:02:28 GMT -8
I would be grateful if someone could identify these small water beetles caught in Somaliland last July. Thnks Papillon Attachments:
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Post by Borja Gómez on Nov 1, 2013 20:54:03 GMT -8
Hello
Not much help I guess, but they are from the family Gyrinidae. Go further it's going to be complicated, at leats for a non specialist, just with photo and without family catalog and appropiate papers related, and proper microscopical analysis.
Regards
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Post by prillbug4 on Nov 3, 2013 17:45:44 GMT -8
I checked Bold Systems, but found that they don't have very many species listed, and none from Somaliland. So, it was a dead-end. The best you can do is do a literature search.
Jeff Prill
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Post by papillon on Nov 3, 2013 20:10:06 GMT -8
Thanks to both Borja and Jeff for helping.
I have contacted Max Barclay at the British Museum and this might goive some results.
papillon
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Post by Borja Gómez on Nov 4, 2013 19:02:24 GMT -8
Hello
Good luck! Most of the families of water beetles are tough to id.
Regards
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Post by nomad on Nov 4, 2013 22:19:11 GMT -8
I believe your water beetles are as Borja Gomez suggests a species of Whirligig, family Gyrinidae, see my photograph of a British species that I took this year.  |
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