Ambrysus amargosus NatureServe Explorer Species Reports — NatureServe Explorer is a source for authoritative conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.
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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. Ambrysus amargosus is a rare species of insect in the family Naucoridae, the creeping water bugs. It is known by the common name Ash Meadows naucorid. It is endemic to Ash Meadows in Nye County, Nevada, where it is now restricted to one system of springs. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.Ambrysus amargosus: (6.0 – 6.5 mm), is also known as Ash Meadow Naucorid or the Ash Meadow creeping water bug is in the order Hemiptera, family Naucoridae. This bug is colored a dull brown with scattered dark yellowish markings on the head, thorax and legs.
