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Genus Laccomimus

Laccomimus pumilio (LeConte) - Laccomimus pumilio Laccomimus pumilio Laccomimus pumilio Laccomimus pumilio Laccomimus pumilio
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)
Subfamily Laccophilinae
Genus Laccomimus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Our single species was formerly placed in Laccodytes, until Laccomimus was described as a new genus in 2015.
Numbers
1 species in Florida; 13 species total, mostly in Neotropics
Range
Neotropics to Florida
Internet References
Toledo, M., & M.C. Michat. 2015. Description of Laccomimus gen. n. and eleven new species from the Neotropical region (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Laccophilinae). Zootaxa 3990 (3). link