Collared Water Scavenger Beetle
Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Hydrophilidae |
| Genus | Tropisternus |
| Species | Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Arkansas.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arkansas
Counties
- Arkansas
- Izard
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 3 September 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- McDaniel, V.R. & Smith, K.L. 1976. Cave fauna of Arkansas: selected invertebrate taxa. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 30: 57–60. https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol30/iss1/22. details
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.
How to cite this account
Tropisternus collaris (Fabricius, 1775). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3028. https://cavebiology.org/species/tropisternus-collaris/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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