Sclerocyphon (genus) (Water-penny beetle)
Family Psephenidae
Small, flattened, oval-shaped beetles with the head mostly hidden under the broad pronotum. The upper surface is covered in a carpet of short, prostrate hairs, often in a mottled pattern. They are found on vegetation near streams.
The aquatic larvae are also oval-shaped and very flattened; they cling to rocks in streams, feeding on algae.
Sclerocyphon (genus) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands
Species information
- Sclerocyphon (genus) Scientific name
- Water-penny beetle Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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