Zaitzevia parvula

Zaitzevia parvula is a species of riffle beetle in the family Elmidae. It is found in North America.^[1][2][3]

Page with Z. parvula larvae (right two images, dorsal and ventral aspects) compared with Macronychus glabratus larvae (left two images, dorsal and ventral aspects)

Page with adult Z. parvula (left) compared with adult Ordobrevia nubifera (right)

Zaitzevia parvula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Elmidae
Genus:	Zaitzevia
Species:	Z. parvula
Binomial name
Zaitzevia parvula (Horn, 1870)

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Zaitzevia parvula:

• Zaitzevia parvula parvula (Horn, 1870)
• Zaitzevia parvula thermae (Hatch, 1938)