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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Laccophilinae » Laccophilus » Laccophilus maculosus » Laccophilus maculosus decipiens
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Predaceous Diving Beetle? - Laccophilus maculosus
Copyright © 2011 Jim Moore

Predaceous Diving Beetle? - Laccophilus maculosus
In Westwood; elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
May 3, 2011
Size: 6mm
One of several found in my goldfish pond. Any further ID help is appreciated - Thanks!

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Contributed by Jim Moore on 18 May, 2011 - 1:05pm
Last updated 12 December, 2015 - 1:02am

Moved
Moved from Laccophilus.
… Brady Richards, 18 May, 2011 - 3:10pm login or register to post comments

 
decipiens is a befitting name
… v belov, 18 May, 2011 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
False spotted? Yeah, this spe
False spotted? Yeah, this specimen in particular had me fooled for a bit because of the darker coloration. Really, though, the size and the location meant it couldn't have been any one else. My colleague Doug Post confirmed the determination.
… Brady Richards, 18 May, 2011 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Brady, V, and John!
The two other specimens that I photographed had very similar dark coloration and spot pattern.
… Jim Moore, 18 May, 2011 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Predaceous Diving Beetles.
… v belov, 18 May, 2011 - 1:43pm login or register to post comments

maybe Laccophilus?
Just a guess
… John Schneider, 18 May, 2011 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

 
sure looks like one to me
hope out experts bring this elegant beetle home
… v belov, 18 May, 2011 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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