Stenelmis gammoni

Stenelmis gammoni is a species of beetles in the riffle beetle family, Elmidae. It is known by the common name Gammon's riffle beetle.[1]

Stenelmis gammoni
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S. gammoni
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Stenelmis gammoni
White & Brown, 1976

The beetle is native to the United States. It was first described from the New River in North Carolina in 1976.[2] Its total distribution is still unclear, but it has been found in Virginia and Alabama as well.[1]

The specimens used in the original species description were dark brown to black beetles with elongated, convex bodies measuring between 2 and 3 millimetres (0.079 and 0.118 in) long. Each elytron has two spots.[2]

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Stenelmis gammoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20737A9226408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20737A9226408.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. White, D. S. and H. P. Brown. (1976). A new species of Stenelmis from North Carolina (Coleoptera: Elmidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 30(2) 189-91.


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