Riffle beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae) of Death Valley National Monument, California

Authors

William D. Shepard, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco

Abstract

Three species of Elmidae occur in Death Valley National Monument: Stenelmis calida is in three springs in the Ash Meadows area; Microcylloepus formicvideus is only in Travertine Springs; and Microcylloepus similis is in several springs throughout Death Valley and Ash Meadows. Only permanent springs support elmids. Considerable morphological variation occurs in the disjunct populations of M. similis. The evolution of elmids in Death Valley National Monument is equivalent to that of the local pupfish (Cyprinodon spp.).

Recommended Citation

Shepard, William D. (1992) "Riffle beetles (Coleoptera: Elmidae) of Death Valley National Monument, California," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 52: No. 4, Article 13.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol52/iss4/13