Hydaticus ricinus

Hydaticus ricinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Subfamily:	Dytiscinae
Tribe:	Hydaticini
Genus:	Hydaticus
Species:	H. ricinus
Binomial name
	Hydaticus ricinus; Wewalka, 1979
Synonyms
	Hydaticus fabriciiBiswas, 2000; Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinusGhosh & Nilsson, 2012;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Hydaticus ricinus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Description

Male is about 9.5 mm long.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "FURTHER CONTRIBUTION ON DIVING BEETLES FROM MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (COLEOPTERA: DYTISCIDAE)". Rec. zool. Surv. India : 115(Part-1) : 81-84, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
↑ Darilmaz, Mustafa C.; Ahmed, Zubair (2015-07-31). "Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinus Wewalka 1979". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4336958 . Retrieved 2021-08-09.
↑ "A New Record for the Fauna of Pakistan: Hydaticus leander (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Turkish Journal of Zoology 33(1). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
↑ "Hydaticus ricinus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
↑ "ON A COLLECTION OF AQUATIC BEETLES (ORDER: COLEOPTERA: GYRINIDAE, DYTISCIDAE AND HYDROPHILIDAE) OF RENUKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA" (PDF). Rec. zool. Surv. India: 113(Part-2): 61-67, 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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[1] "FURTHER CONTRIBUTION ON DIVING BEETLES FROM MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (COLEOPTERA: DYTISCIDAE)". Rec. zool. Surv. India : 115(Part-1) : 81-84, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[2] Darilmaz, Mustafa C.; Ahmed, Zubair (2015-07-31). "Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinus Wewalka 1979". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4336958 . Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[3] "A New Record for the Fauna of Pakistan: Hydaticus leander (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Turkish Journal of Zoology 33(1). Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[4] "Hydaticus ricinus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

[5] "ON A COLLECTION OF AQUATIC BEETLES (ORDER: COLEOPTERA: GYRINIDAE, DYTISCIDAE AND HYDROPHILIDAE) OF RENUKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA" (PDF). Rec. zool. Surv. India: 113(Part-2): 61-67, 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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