Hydaticus pacificus
| Hydaticus pacificus | |
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| Hydaticus pacificus pacificus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Dytiscinae |
| Tribe: | Hydaticini |
| Genus: | Hydaticus |
| Species: | H. pacificus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydaticus pacificus Aubé, 1838
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| Synonyms | |
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Hydaticus pacificus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in South and South East Asia.[1][2][3]
Subspecies
Three subspecies identified.
- Hydaticus pacificus andamanicus - India, Andaman Islands
- Hydaticus pacificus conspersus - Japan, Taiwan, China
- Hydaticus pacificus discindens - Sri Lanka
- Hydaticus pacificus lunatus - Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia
- Hydaticus pacificus pacificus - India, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia[4]
Biology
After mating, adult female has been observed to deposit eggs singly on the surface of the Salvinia molesta.[5]
References
- ^ "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Hydaticus pacificus Aubé, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "IRMNG - Hydaticus pacificus Aubé, 1838". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Revision of the species of the Hydaticus (Prodaticus) pacificus group of the Palearctic, Oriental and Australian Regions, and description of a new species of the H. (P.) bihamatus group" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau 86 9–45 Wien, September 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Embryonic Development of a Diving Beetle, Hydaticus pacificus Aubé (Insecta: Coleoptera; Dytiscidae): External Morphology and Phylogenetic Implications*". Comparative embryology of Coleoptera. Retrieved 2021-08-07.