Elmidae, Curtis, 1830

Majka, Christopher, 2008, The aquatic Coleoptera of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records and faunal composition, ZooKeys 2 (2), pp. 239-260 : 253

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.2.25
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3793186
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/921787F1-F101-994B-B3F2-FB4FFC25BC49
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Elmidae
status

Treatment

Elmidae View in CoL

Adults and larvae of the Elmidae are aquatic beetles found attached to rocks and other substrates. All the species on Prince Edward Island inhabit rapid, cool, and well-oxygenated streams where they feed on algae or detritus ( Shepard 2002a).