Optioservus is a genus of riffle beetles in the family Elmidae. There are about 13 described species in Optioservus.[1][2][3]

Optioservus
Adult Optioservus
Optioservus larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elmidae
Subfamily: Elminae
Tribe: Elmini
Genus: Optioservus
Sanderson, 1954

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Optioservus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Optioservus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Optioservus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 9 February 2018.

Further reading

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  • Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.