Species Uvarus lacustris

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Works Cited

Uvarus lacustris (Say) - Uvarus lacustris

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 Bidessini

Genus Uvarus

Species lacustris (Uvarus lacustris)

Explanation of Names

Uvarus lacustris (Say 1823)

lacustris 'of a lake'

Size

1.6-1.9 mm(1)

Range

e. US, Ont. (ON-FL to SD-TX) - Map (1)(2)(3)

Habitat

common in muddy or clay bottomed pools and in shallow, sun-warmed water along the edges of larger ponds(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.

2.	A distributional checklist of the beetles (Coleoptera) of Florida. Peck & Thomas. 1998. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville. 180 pp.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Tim Loh on 11 May, 2011 - 11:11pm
Additional contributions by Bbarnd, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 13 October, 2021 - 8:26am

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