Scientific Name
Psephenus herricki
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Psephenus herricki (DeKay, 1844)
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Water Penny Beetle
Park Synonyms
Psephenus lecontei
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Suborder | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder | Elateriformia |
| Superfamily | Dryopoidea |
| Family | Psephenidae |
| Subfamily | Psepheninae |
| Genus | Psephenus |
| Species | Psephenus herricki |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Unknown
Habit Tags
- Clinger
Habitat Tags
- lotic-erosional-sediments
Species Record Status Tags
- Pre 1998
Trophic Class Tags
- Scraper-Grazer
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Beetles
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
16
References
Vouchers
161
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
rsultzman@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
6/26/2024 4:27:50 PM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = General Scope; Sample Code = ABAB011994; Determiner = 1212121; Determination Date = 1994; Preservation Method = Alcohol; Watershed Name = Abrams Creek; Label = lower Abrams Ck, I&M Site AB1; Place Name = Abrams Creek; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = By Hand; Specimen Count = 9; Site Notes = section begins at footbridge on Rabbit Creek Trail, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004 Status_Memo: LSAM list 4/10/2013; Work Notes: Ciegler & Merritt 2000, Park List 30 June 2001 (seen by MLG); Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/1316862a91d0476a93e46ba4e8ff4983;
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