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Dryopidae

Insect Families

Dryopidae is a family of beetles in the order Coleoptera and superfamily Byrrhoidea, commonly named long-toed water beetles, described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820. They are distinguished by elongated claws and dense body hair that enables underwater respiration; as female beetles age their flight muscles deteriorate, and when the pupae reach adulthood they migrate toward flowing water and may be attracted to light sources. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
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2. Dryopidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Dryopidae is a family of beetles, commonly named long-toed water beetles, in the superfamily Byrrhoidea.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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