Subspecies Laccophilus maculosus maculosus

Classification · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Laccophilus maculosus

Zippy little aquatic beetle - Laccophilus maculosus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles)

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Laccophilinae

Genus Laccophilus

Species maculosus (Dingy Diver)

Subspecies maculosus (Laccophilus maculosus maculosus)

Size

4.7-5.8 mm (1)

Identification

Relatively small in size compared to L.m. decipiens; generally darker in dorsal colour pattern compared to L.m. decipiens- the pale elytral spots are more "highlighted" with black.

Range

The eastern subspecies- ranges east of the Great Plains (1); western limits are in Manitoba (where it intergrades with L.m. decipiens) (1) south to Texas (where it co-occurs with L.m. shermani and L.m. decipiens) (1).

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.

Contributed by Tim Loh on 19 October, 2009 - 2:03am
Last updated 19 October, 2009 - 3:06am

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