Description: The crawling water beetle family is a group of inconspicuous water dwelling insects. This species is small, 3.1 - 3.6 mm (to 0.14 in.) long. Body broadly oval, head a darker yellow (vitelline), front wing (elytra) cinnamon to yellow, leathery, thickened. Hind coxal plates extremely enlarged and concealing the basal leg segment.
Diet: Algae or other plant materials.
Habitat: In or near freshwater ponds, in masses of vegetation on or near the surface of the water.
Range: Warm Springs area, Moapa, Clark County, Nevada.