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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Adephaga » Predaceous Diving Beetles (Dytiscidae) » Dytiscinae » Aciliini
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In a man-made pond
Copyright © 2012 Beatriz Moisset

In a man-made pond
Briar Bush Nature Center, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
April 22, 2012
Size: 15-20 mm
Could they be related?

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 23 April, 2012 - 7:20pm
Last updated 7 January, 2019 - 11:08am

Moved
Moved from Predaceous Diving Beetles.
… Beatriz Moisset, 24 April, 2012 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

Adult on the right is Laccoph
Adult on the right is Laccophilus maculosus maculosus, the larva is either Thermonectus or Acilius though I'm leaning towards the former...definitely something in tribe Acilini (Dytiscinae).
… Tim Loh, 24 April, 2012 - 2:31pm login or register to post comments

realted as members of the same family
not the same subfamily, though
… v belov, 23 April, 2012 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Water Scavenger Beetles.
… v belov, 23 April, 2012 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

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