Laccophilus ceylonicus

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Laccophilus ceylonicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Laccophilus
Species:
L. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Laccophilus ceylonicus
Zimmermann, 1919
Synonyms
  • Laccophilus horniRégimbart, 1902

Laccophilus ceylonicus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Description

This elongate oval, medium-sized beetle has a typical body length is about 3.8 to 4.1 mm. Apical part of median lobe is narrow with a pointed tip. Sub-basal with testaceous band which is sinuous, narrow, and well separated from elytral base. Apical part of median lobe in lateral view with distinct bulge on dorsum. [5]

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References

  1. "Results of the austrian-ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970" (PDF). Bull. Fish. Res. Stn, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Vol. 24, Nos.l & 2-pp. 83-87s 1973. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. "Laccophilus ceylonicus". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. "Laccophilus ceylonicus Zimmermann, 1919". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  4. "A guide to the freshwater fauna of Ceylon" (PDF). aquadocs.org. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  5. "A taxonomic review of the Oriental Laccophilus javanicus species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63:309-326. Retrieved 2021-08-07.