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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

 
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

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

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