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Hydaticus ricinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Subfamily:	Dytiscinae
Tribe:	Hydaticini
Genus:	Hydaticus
Species:	H. ricinus
Binomial name
Hydaticus ricinus Wewalka, 1979
Synonyms
Hydaticus fabricii Biswas, 2000 Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinus Ghosh & Nilsson, 2012

Hydaticus ricinus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Description

Male is about 9.5 mm long. Suture between the metepisternum and metasternal wings is straight. Apical spurs of the hind tibiae are simple, and pointed. Scutellum is visible.

References

1. "FURTHER CONTRIBUTION ON DIVING BEETLES FROM MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (COLEOPTERA: DYTISCIDAE)". Rec. zool. Surv. India : 115(Part-1) : 81-84, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
2. Darilmaz, Mustafa C.; Ahmed, Zubair (2015-07-31). "Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinus Wewalka 1979". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4336958. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
3. "A New Record for the Fauna of Pakistan: Hydaticus leander (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Turkish Journal of Zoology 33(1). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
4. "Hydaticus ricinus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
5. "ON A COLLECTION OF AQUATIC BEETLES (ORDER: COLEOPTERA: GYRINIDAE, DYTISCIDAE AND HYDROPHILIDAE) OF RENUKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA" (PDF). Rec. zool. Surv. India: 113(Part-2): 61-67, 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

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