Optioservus phaeus, the Scott optioservus riffle beetle, is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is only found in North America, specifically at Lake Scott State Park in Scott County, Kansas.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Elmidae |
| Genus: | Optioservus |
| Species: | O. phaeus
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| Binomial name | |
| Optioservus phaeus White, 1978
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References
edit- ^ "Optioservus phaeus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Optioservus phaeus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Optioservus phaeus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
Further reading
edit- White, D. S. (1978). "A revision of the Nearctic Optioservus (Coleoptera: Elmidae), with descriptions of new species". Systematic Entomology. 3 (1): 59–74. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1978.tb00390.x.
- Čiampor, Fedor Jr; Čiamporová-Zaťovičová, Zuzana (2019). "World Elmidae". Slovak Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2006). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 3: Scarabaeoidea - Scirtoidea - Dascilloidea - Buprestoidea - Byrrhoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-30914-2.
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