Laccophilus ceylonicus explained

Laccophilus ceylonicus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Description

This elongate oval, medium-sized beetle has a typical body length is about 3.8 to 4.1 mm. Apical part of median lobe is narrow with a pointed tip. Sub-basal with testaceous band which is sinuous, narrow, and well separated from elytral base. Apical part of median lobe in lateral view with distinct bulge on dorsum.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the austrian-ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 . 2021-08-07 . Bull. Fish. Res. Stn, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Vol. 24, Nos.l & 2-pp. 83-87s 1973.
  2. Web site: Laccophilus ceylonicus . 2021-08-09 . www.mindat.org.
  3. Web site: Laccophilus ceylonicus Zimmermann, 1919 . 2021-08-09 . www.gbif.org . en.
  4. Web site: A guide to the freshwater fauna of Ceylon . 2021-08-07 . aquadocs.org.
  5. Web site: A taxonomic review of the Oriental Laccophilus javanicus species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) . 2021-08-07 . The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63:309-326.

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