Biology:Hydrovatus picipennis
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Hydrovatus picipennis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Hydrovatus |
| Species: | H. picipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrovatus picipennis Motschulsky, 1859
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Hydrovatus picipennis, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, China and Thailand.[1][2][3][4]
Body elongated with a typical length of about 3.0 and 4.2 mm and the apex of elytra is distinct. Penis apex is broad, which narrows abruptly to a slender tip. In male, the ridges of stridulatory file is larger, and clearly discernible. Male protarsal claws are not distinctly thickened.[5]
References
- ↑ "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae).". Skörvnöpparn (Umeå) 3 (Supplement): 1–77. 2012. http://www.sef.nu/download/norrent_filarkiv/skorvnopparn_supplement/SN_Supplement_3.pdf.
- ↑ "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera) V. A review of Hydroporinae : Dytiscidae in part, from India". Oriental Insects 4 (1): 93–129. March 1970. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433945.
- ↑ "Hydrovatus picipennis Motschulsky, 1859" (in en). The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.gbif.org/species/6002661.
- ↑ "A remarkable collection of aquatic and riparian beetles from Xiachayu, Zayü County, southeastern Tibet (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Spercheidae, Hydrophilidae, Heteroceridae, Limnichidae).". Koleopterologische Rundschau (Wien) 82: 65–9. September 2012. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/KOR_82_2012_0065-0069.pdf. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ↑ "Two new species of the megadiverse lentic diving-beetle genus Hydrovatus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) described from NE Thailand". ZooKeys (632): 57–66. 2016-11-16. doi:10.3897/zookeys.632.10483. PMID 27920604.
Wikidata ☰ Q2524017 entry
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