Phanocerus clavicornis

Phanocerus clavicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Phanocerus
Species:
P. clavicornis
Binomial name
Phanocerus clavicornis
Sharp, 1882
Synonyms[1]
  • Phanocerus helmoides Darlington, 1936
  • Phanocerus hubbardi Schaeffer, 1911

Phanocerus clavicornis is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Texas (Southwestern United States),[3][5] the Caribbean, Middle America, and South America south to southeast Brazil.[4]

Phanocerus clavicornis measure 3 mm (0.12 in) in length.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Phanocerus clavicornis Sharp, 1882". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Segura, Melissa Ottoboni; Passos, Maria Ines da Silva dos; Fonseca-Gessner, Alaíde Aparecida; Froehlich, Claudio Gilberto (2013). "Elmidae Curtis, 1830 (Coleoptera, Polyphaga, Byrrhoidea) of the Neotropical region". Zootaxa. 3731 (1): 1–57. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3731.1.1. PMID 25277553.
  4. ^ Sanderson, M. W. (1953). "A revision of the Nearctic genera of Elmidae". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 26 (4): 148–163. JSTOR 25082074.

Further reading

  • Čiampor, Fedor Jr; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Zuzana (2019). "World Elmidae". Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.