Species Hygrotus unguicularis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Works Cited

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Hygrotus unguicularis - male

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

Tribe Hygrotini

Genus Hygrotus

Species unguicularis (Hygrotus unguicularis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Orig. comb: Hydroporus unguicularis Crotch, 1874

Explanation of Names

Hygrotus unguicularis (Crotch, 1874) (1)

Size

4.9-5.6 mm (2)

Works Cited

1.	A new classification of the tribe Hygrotini Portevin, 1929 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) Villastrigo et al. 2017. Magnolia Press, Zootaxa 4317 (3) 499-529.

2.	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.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 7 March, 2009 - 7:04pm
Additional contributions by Claude Tessier
Last updated 9 June, 2020 - 8:51am

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