Ancyronyx
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Ancyronyx, commonly known as spider water beetles or spider riffle beetles, is a genus of aquatic riffle beetles from North America, South Asia, China, and Southeast Asia. They are small beetles with extremely long legs ending in strong claws. Both the adults and the larvae are found underwater in the shallow riffles of streams and rivers, clinging to rocks or submerged wood. They feed on algae and decaying wood tissue. The genus contains twenty-one species, eleven of which are endemic to the Philippines.
Quick Facts Spider water beetles, Scientific classification ...
Spider water beetles | |
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Ancyronyx schillhammeri adult | |
Ancyronyx patrolus larva | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Elmidae |
Subfamily: | Elminae |
Tribe: | Ancyronychini Ganglbauer, 1904 |
Genus: | Ancyronyx Erichson, 1847 |
Type species | |
Macronychus variegatus Germar, 1824 | |
Species | |
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