Agabus obliteratus explained

Agabus obliteratus is a species in the family Dytiscidae ("predaceous diving beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America.^[2]

A subspecies of Agabus obliteratus is A. obliteratus nectris Leech, 1942.

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). (21 December 2000) American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida.
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. (2001). Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC 43253.
• Nilsson, Anders N. (2001). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera), 395.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Webster, Reginald P. (2008). "New predaceous diving beetle (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) records for New Brunswick and Canada with new distribution information on some rarely collected species". Journal of the Acadian Entomological Society, vol. 4, 38–45.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Agabus obliteratus Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-21.
2. Web site: Agabus obliteratus Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2018-01-21.
3. Web site: Agabus obliteratus Species Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-01-21.