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striped diving beetle - Agabus disintegratus
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

striped diving beetle - Agabus disintegratus
Parkhill Conservation Area, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
November 5, 2004
Size: 7-10 mm
A hideous photo of an attractive beetle, this individual had just surfaced for air and is now carrying a bubble to the bottom of the pond - only 5 cm deep here near the shore. Looks similar to the image of Agabus disintegratus here; does anyone know whether the broken stripe on each elytron is a distinguishing mark?
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 17 March, 2005 - 10:19pm
Last updated 29 March, 2005 - 12:21pm

Agabus disintegratus (Crotch 1873)
Robin-

There are many species of Agabus, but of the ones we have here in the collection, only one looks quite like your photo, and that is your hunch- A. disintegratus (Dytiscidae: Colymbetinae: Agabini). Few seem to have striped elytra and none have that curious break in the stripe near the humerus (shoulder).

Another neat beetle!

cheers,

zack
… Zack Falin, 18 March, 2005 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

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