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Predacious Diving Beetle - Hydaticus piceus
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

Predacious Diving Beetle - Hydaticus piceus
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
April 6, 2008
Size: 12mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 14 April, 2008 - 8:04pm
Last updated 11 January, 2009 - 11:28am

Thanks Tim
Now all the Hydaticus in the guide are on species pages.
… tom murray, 11 January, 2009 - 11:28am login or register to post comments

 
Now we need one more...
to complete the North American species in the genus (there are 5 in this region).
… Tim Loh, 11 January, 2009 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

H. piceus
Very similar in terms of body and frons colouration to H. cinctipennis but lacks the sharply defined yellow margin on the elytron seen in the latter species.
… Tim Loh, 11 January, 2009 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

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