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Subfamily Laccophilinae

Laccophilus fasciatus Aube - Laccophilus fasciatus

predacious diving beetle - Agabetes acuductus - male

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Laccophilus fasciatus

Thermonectus marmoratus - Laccophilus pictus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Laccophilinae

Explanation of Names

Laccophilinae Gistel 1856

Numbers

2 tribes, with 16 spp. in 2 genera in our area and 450 spp. in 14 genera total(1)

Range

worldwide(1)

Works Cited

1.	A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga) Nilsson and Hajek. 2019. Distributed by authors.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 8 February, 2009 - 1:12am
Additional contributions by v belov, mpintar
Last updated 6 June, 2023 - 6:32pm

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