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Hydrovatus picipennis

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Species of beetle

Hydrovatus picipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Hydrovatus
Species: H. picipennis
Binomial name
Hydrovatus picipennis
Motschulsky, 1859

Hydrovatus picipennis, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, China and Thailand.

Body elongated with a typical length of about 3.0 and 4.2 mm and the apex of elytra is distinct. Penis apex is broad, which narrows abruptly to a slender tip. In male, the ridges of stridulatory file is larger, and clearly discernible. Male protarsal claws are not distinctly thickened.

References

  1. Ghosh SK, Nilsson AN (2012). "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Skörvnöpparn. 3 (Supplement). Umeå: 1–77.
  2. Vazirani TG (March 1970). "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera) V. A review of Hydroporinae : Dytiscidae in part, from India". Oriental Insects. 4 (1): 93–129. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433945.
  3. "Hydrovatus picipennis Motschulsky, 1859". The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-08-10 – via Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
  4. Jäch MA, Li J, Zhang X, Gao M (September 2012). "A remarkable collection of aquatic and riparian beetles from Xiachayu, Zayü County, southeastern Tibet (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Spercheidae, Hydrophilidae, Heteroceridae, Limnichidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 82. Wien: 65–9. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  5. Biström O, Bergsten J (2016-11-16). "Two new species of the megadiverse lentic diving-beetle genus Hydrovatus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) described from NE Thailand". ZooKeys (632): 57–66. Bibcode:2016ZooK..632...57B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.632.10483. PMC 5126545. PMID 27920604.
Taxon identifiers
Hydrovatus picipennis


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