Laccophilus fasciatus

Laccophilus fasciatus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.[1][2] It is found in Central America and North America.[2][3][4]

Laccophilus fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Dytiscidae
Subfamily:
Laccophilinae
Genus:
Laccophilus
Species:
L. fasciatus
Binomial name
Laccophilus fasciatus
Aubé, 1838

Subspecies
  • Laccophilus fasciatus fasciatus Aubé, 1838
  • Laccophilus fasciatus rufus F. E. Melsheimer, 1844
  • Laccophilus fasciatus terminalis Sharp, 1882

References
  1. "Laccophilus fasciatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Laccophilus fasciatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. Bilton DT, Ribera I (2017). "A revision of Meladema diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), with the description of a new species from the central Mediterranean based on molecules and morphology". ZooKeys 702: 45-112.
  4. Bousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys 245: 1-1722.
  • D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. (2001). Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC 43253.
  • Nilsson, Anders N. (2001). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera), 395.

Further reading
  • Arnett, R. H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). (21 December 2000) American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. ISBN 978-0-8493-1925-9
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.


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