Tropisternus sp. (specimen 04)

Specimen Name: Tropisternus sp.
Common Name: Water scavenger beetle
Specimen Code: 26INSE00004
Acquisition Method: Purchased (date unknown)

Locale: McKittrick Tar Pits, McKittrick, California, USA
Formation: Rancho La Brea Formation
Geologic Time Period: Pleistocene Epoch

Taxonomy:
Eukarya – Animalia – Arthropoda – Hexapoda – Insecta – Dicondylia – Pterygota – Neoptera – Endopterygota – Coleoptera – Polyphaga – Hydrophiloidea – Hydrophilidae – Hydrophilinae – Hydrophilini – Tropisternus

Description of Specimen:
A small, black beetle, preserved by tar

Measurements of Specimen:
10mm x 5mm x 2mm