Biology:Laccophilus parvulus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Laccophilus parvulus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Laccophilus
Species:
L. parvulus
Binomial name
Laccophilus parvulus
Aubé, 1838
Synonyms
  • Laccophilus derasus Sharp, 1882
  • Laccophilus dispersus Sharp, 1882
  • Laccophilus orientalis Aubé, 1838
  • Laccophilus proteus Régimbart, 1877
  • Laccophilus undulifer Motschulsky, 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 obtusus Sharp, 1882 - India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Laccophilus parvulus parvulus Aubé, 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)". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sujit-Ghosh-5/publication/316876806_Catalogue_of_the_diving_beetles_of_India_and_adjacent_countries_Coleoptera_Dytiscidae/links/59154909a6fdcc963e825ac4/Catalogue-of-the-diving-beetles-of-India-and-adjacent-countries-Coleoptera-Dytiscidae.pdf. 
  2. ↑ Vazirani, T. G. (1970-06-01). "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)". pp. 177–184. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433953. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.1970.10433953. 
  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)". pp. 295–320. doi:10.1080/03946975.1997.10539344. https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.1997.10539344. 
  4. ↑ Vazirani, T. G. (1967-09-01). "Contribution to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)". pp. 99–112. doi:10.1080/00305316.1967.10433855. https://doi.org/10.1080/00305316.1967.10433855. 
  5. ↑ "Laccophilus parvulus Aubé, 1838" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/6000033. 
  6. ↑ "Laccophilus parvulus". https://www.kaefer-der-welt.de/laccophilus_parvulus.htm. 
  7. ↑ "Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District Madhya Pradesh". https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kailash-Chandra/publication/284724208_Faunal_Diversity_of_Jabalpur_District_Madhya_Pradesh/links/5657e32e08ae1ef9297bf482/Faunal-Diversity-of-Jabalpur-District-Madhya-Pradesh.pdf#page=164. 
  8. ↑ Rossi, W (2018). "New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Thailand". pp. 1151–1172. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/6/6. http://www.mycosphere.org/pdf/MYCOSPHERE_9_6_6.pdf. 
  9. ↑ "Predatory behaviour of the beetles Laccophilus parvulus and Sternolophus rufipes.". https://www.cabdirect.org/?target=%2fcabdirect%2fabstract%2f20003035121. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2521061 entry




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