Biology:Hydroglyphus flammulatus

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Short description: Species of beetle


Hydroglyphus flammulatus
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H. flammulatus
Binomial name
Hydroglyphus flammulatus
(Sharp, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Hydrovatus flammulatus Sharp, 1882
  • Bidessus flammulatus Sharp, 1882
  • Guignotus flammulatus Guignot, 1954
  • Bidessus antennatus Regimbart, 1892
  • Guignotus antennatus Chujo & Sato, 1961

Hydroglyphus flammulatus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Nepal.[1][2]

Description

Typical length is about 2.4 mm. Fourth segment of the protarsi and mesotarsi are much reduced, and hardly visible. Prosternal process is arched and oblique. Latero-basal plica on pronotum not continued on elytra. Scutellum is not visible.[3] The sutural striae in elytra are complete but less distinctly carved. Elytral striae and a transverse groove behind the eyes are missing.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1919820 entry