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Species Celina hubbelli

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Celina hubbelli

Pennsylvania Beetle for ID - Celina hubbelli

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Hydroporinae

Genus Celina

Species hubbelli (Celina hubbelli)

Explanation of Names

Celina hubbelli Young 1979

Numbers

C. hubbelli is the only species of Celina in Canada

Size

3.6-4.3 mm(1)

Identification

Adult: body elongate, reddish-yellow to reddish-brown with basal one-fourth of elytra and pronotum paler. Pronotum with punctures large laterally, fine but evident on disc. Elytra coarsely irregularly punctate, each puncture with short hair; in lateral view lateral margin sinuate. Apex of elytra and abdomen spinulose.(1)

Range

e NA (QC-FL to WI-KS-TX) - Map (1)(2)

Habitat

shallow pools and ponds with cattails (Typha spp.)

Remarks

Individuals may use the spines at the apex of the elytra and abdomen to pierce cattails and obtain oxygen without swimming to the surface (Hilsenhoff 1994)

Print References

Hilsenhoff W.L. (1994) Dytiscidae and Noteridae of Wisconsin (Coleoptera). V. Distribution, habitat, life cycle, and identification of Hydroporinae, except Hydroporus Clairville sensu lato. Great Lakes Entomologist 26: 275-295.

Works Cited

1.	Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. 2001. NRC 43253.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 24 December, 2006 - 12:35pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 27 November, 2022 - 1:26pm

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