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Laccophilus ceylonicus

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Species of beetle

Laccophilus ceylonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Laccophilus
Species: L. ceylonicus
Binomial name
Laccophilus ceylonicus
Zimmermann, 1919
Synonyms
  • Laccophilus horni Régimbart, 1902

Laccophilus ceylonicus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.

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.

References

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


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