Laccophilus parvulus

Laccophilus parvulus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in South and South East Asia.[1][2][3][4]

Laccophilus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Superfamily:
Dytiscoidea
Family:
Dytiscidae
Genus:
Laccophilus
Species:
L. parvulus
Binomial name
Laccophilus parvulus
Aubé, 1838
Synonyms
  • Laccophilus derasus Sharp, 1882
  • Laccophilus dispersus Sharp, 1882
  • Laccophilus orientalis Aubé, 1838
  • Laccophilus proteus Régimbart, 1877
  • Laccophilus undulifer Motschulsky, 1859

Subspecies

Two subspecies have been identified.[5] Typical body length is about 3.4 mm.[6]

  • Laccophilus parvulus obtusus Sharp, 1882 - India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Laccophilus parvulus parvulus Aubé, 1838 - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka; China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam[7]

Biology

The fungus Chitonomyces bakeri has been identified as a parasitic ascomycote from adult beetles.[8] Adults are voracious predators on mosquito larva of Culex species.[9]

References
  1. "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. Vazirani, T. G. (1970-06-01). "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)". Oriental Insects. pp. 177–184. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433953. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. Balke, M.; Larson, D. J.; Hendrich, L. (1997-11-01). "A review of the New Guinea species of Laccophilus Leach 1815 with notes on regional melanism (Coleoptera Dytiscidae)". Tropical Zoology. pp. 295–320. doi:10.1080/03946975.1997.10539344. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. Vazirani, T. G. (1967-09-01). "Contribution to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)". Oriental Insects. pp. 99–112. doi:10.1080/00305316.1967.10433855. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  5. "Laccophilus parvulus Aubé, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  6. "Laccophilus parvulus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  7. "Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District Madhya Pradesh" (PDF). Zool. Surv. India Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District, M.P., 2008 : 1-28. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  8. Rossi, W (2018). "New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Thailand" (PDF). Mycosphere. pp. 1151–1172. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/6/6. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  9. "Predatory behaviour of the beetles Laccophilus parvulus and Sternolophus rufipes". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
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