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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Ground and Water Beetles (Adephaga) » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Laccophilinae » Laccophilus » Laccophilus pictus » Laccophilus pictus insignis
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Laccophilus pictus insignis Sharp - Laccophilus pictus
Copyright © 2009 Arlo Pelegrin

Laccophilus pictus insignis Sharp - Laccophilus pictus
El Rancho Puerta Grande, Edwards County, Texas, USA
April 29, 2009
Size: 6mm

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Laccophilus pictus insignis Sharp - Laccophilus pictus ъӹ - Laccophilus pictus
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Contributed by Arlo Pelegrin on 6 May, 2009 - 9:53pm
Last updated 29 August, 2009 - 3:36pm

Moved
Moved from Laccophilus pictus.
… margarethe brummermann, 29 August, 2009 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Laccophilus pictus insignis Sharp
Det. R. Vogtsberger, 2009
… Mike Quinn, 29 August, 2009 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Mike
My initial suspicions were correct.
… Tim Loh, 29 August, 2009 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Laccophilus pictus.
After reviewing the ID, this may not be L. pictus but could be a stray individual of a Mexican/neotropical species not yet recorded in North America. Will try get an expert to look at these pics.
… Tim Loh, 29 August, 2009 - 1:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Drunella grandis.
… Tim Loh, 6 May, 2009 - 11:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Predacious Diving Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 6 May, 2009 - 11:57pm login or register to post comments

Nice!
This is likely Laccophilus pictus, a southern lotic species; your specimen is quite atypical though, for most individuals have more regular discal spots as seen here
… Tim Loh, 6 May, 2009 - 11:52pm login or register to post comments

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