Agabus brunneus

Agabus brunneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Agabus
Species:
A. brunneus
Binomial name
Agabus brunneus
Fabricius, 1768

Agabus brunneus, the brown diving beetle, is a species of water beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

Description

Adult beetles are 9 millimetres (0.35 in) in length.

Distribution

The species lives in streams, mainly in Portreath (Portreath Stream), New Forest, and Dorset (in River Frome).

References

  1. ↑ "Name". Retrieved 15 February 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ BBC. "Beetles in Portreath". Retrieved 15 February 2018.