Pair of Predacious Diving Beetles - Acilius mediatus

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Pair of Predacious Diving Beetles - Acilius mediatus -

Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
April 16, 2005

I believe the species is Acilius mediatus. This seems to be a pair photographed either preliminary to mating or after mating. This is the most common Predacious Diving Beetle in my area.

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Contributed by Stephen_WV on 2 May, 2005 - 11:30am
Last updated 7 June, 2006 - 6:24am

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