Laccophilus parvulus

Laccophilus parvulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Laccophilus
Species:	L. parvulus
Binomial name
Laccophilus parvulus Aubé, 1838
Synonyms
Laccophilus derasusSharp, 1882 Laccophilus dispersusSharp, 1882 Laccophilus orientalisAubé, 1838 Laccophilus proteusRégimbart, 1877 Laccophilus unduliferMotschulsky, 1859

Laccophilus parvulus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in South and South East Asia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Subspecies

Two subspecies have been identified. ^[5] Typical body length is about 3.4 mm. ^[6]

• Laccophilus parvulus obtususSharp, 1882 - India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
• Laccophilus parvulus parvulusAubé, 1838 - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam ^[7]

Biology

The fungus Chitonomyces bakeri has been identified as a parasitic ascomycote from adult beetles. ^[8] Adults are voracious predators on mosquito larva of Culex species. ^[9]

References

1. "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
2. Vazirani, T. G. (1970-06-01). "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)" . Oriental Insects. 4 (2): 177–184. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433953 . Retrieved 2021-08-11.
3. Balke, M.; Larson, D. J.; Hendrich, L. (1997-11-01). "A review of the New Guinea species of Laccophilus Leach 1815 with notes on regional melanism (Coleoptera Dytiscidae)" . Tropical Zoology. 10 (2): 295–320. Bibcode:1997TrZoo..10..295B. doi:10.1080/03946975.1997.10539344 . Retrieved 2021-08-11.
4. Vazirani, T. G. (1967-09-01). "Contribution to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)" . Oriental Insects. 1 (1–2): 99–112. doi:10.1080/00305316.1967.10433855 . Retrieved 2021-08-11.
5. "Laccophilus parvulus Aubé, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
6. "Laccophilus parvulus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
7. "Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District Madhya Pradesh". Zool. Surv. India Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District, M.P., 2008 : 1-28. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
8. Rossi, W (2018). "New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Thailand" (PDF). Mycosphere. 9 (6): 1151–1172. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/6/6 . Retrieved 2021-08-11.
9. "Predatory behaviour of the beetles Laccophilus parvulus and Sternolophus rufipes". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.