Haliplidae Brulle 1835

Haliplidae Species of Haliplus and Peltodytes are found in small ponds, lakes, and quiet streams where they are frequently observed crawling in algal mats or other vegetation. Adults eat insect eggs, algae, and polyps of Hydrozoa whereas larvae are algophilous (Roughley 2000b).Published as part of Majka, Christopher, 2008, The aquatic Coleoptera of Prince Edward Island, Canada: new records and faunal composition, pp. 239-260 in ZooKeys 2 (2) on page 247, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.2.25, http://zenodo.org/record/57640