Heterelmis stephani

Heterelmis stephani

Presumed Extinct (2016)  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Elmidae
Genus: Heterelmis
Species:
†H. stephani
Binomial name
†Heterelmis stephani
Brown, 1972[2]

Heterelmis stephani was a rare species of aquatic beetle known by the common name Stephan's riffle beetle. It was endemic to Arizona in the United States, where it occurred in the Santa Rita Mountains before being declared presumed extinct. It was brown in color with small black dots on its wings.[2]

  1. ^ "Heterelmis_stephani". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Brown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).