Acilius mediatus explained

Acilius mediatus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America.

This species lives in creeks, ponds and ditches, occasionally with silt-laden streams, and are best seen during spring and summer. Prey is composed of other aquatic arthropods they can tackle. Males have expanded front feet with clumps of hairs used to grab hold of a female for mating.

Further reading

• Book: Arnett, R.H. Jr.. M. C. Thomas. 2000. American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL..
• Book: Arnett, Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
• Book: Richard E. White. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company..
• Book: Nilsson . Anders N.. 2001. World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Apollo Books. 395. 87-88757-62-5.
• Bilton DT, Ribera I. 2017. A revision of Meladema diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), with the description of a new species from the central Mediterranean based on molecules and morphology. ZooKeys . 702. 45–112. 10.3897/zookeys.702.14787. 29118600. 5673946. free. 2017ZooK..702...45B.
• Bousquet Y. 2012. Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. ZooKeys . 245. 1–1722. 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. 23431087. 3577090. free. 2012ZooK..245....1B.
• D.J. Larson. Y. Alarie. R.E. Roughley. amp. 2001. Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC 43253..

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acilius mediatus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-06.
2. Web site: Acilius mediatus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-06.
3. Web site: Acilius mediatus Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-06.