Laccophilus parvulus

Laccophilus parvulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
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;

Laccophilus parvulus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in South and South East Asia.

Subspecies

Two subspecies have been identified. Typical body length is about 3.4 mm.

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

Biology

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

References

↑ "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
↑ Vazirani, T. G. (1970-06-01). "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)". Oriental Insects. 4 (2): 177–184. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433953. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
↑ 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. 10 (2): 295–320. Bibcode:1997TrZoo..10..295B. doi:10.1080/03946975.1997.10539344. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
↑ Vazirani, T. G. (1967-09-01). "Contribution to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera)". Oriental Insects. 1 (1–2): 99–112. doi:10.1080/00305316.1967.10433855. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
↑ "Laccophilus parvulus Aubé, 1838". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
↑ "Laccophilus parvulus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
↑ "Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District Madhya Pradesh". Zool. Surv. India Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur District, M.P., 2008 : 1-28. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
↑ Rossi, W (2018). "New species and new records of Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) from Thailand" (PDF). Mycosphere. 9 (6): 1151–1172. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/9/6/6. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
↑ "Predatory behaviour of the beetles Laccophilus parvulus and Sternolophus rufipes". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.

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[1] "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". 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. 4 (2): 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. 10 (2): 295–320. Bibcode:1997TrZoo..10..295B. 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. 1 (1–2): 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". 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. 9 (6): 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.