Laccophilus mexicanus

Laccophilus mexicanus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3][4]

Laccophilus mexicanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Laccophilus
Species:
L. mexicanus
Binomial name
Laccophilus mexicanus
Aubé, 1838

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Laccophilus mexicanus:

  • Laccophilus mexicanus atristernalis Crotch, 1873
  • Laccophilus mexicanus mexicanus Aubé, 1838
  • Laccophilus mexicanus oaxacensis Zimmerman, 1970
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References

  1. "Laccophilus mexicanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Laccophilus mexicanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. Nilsson, A.N. (2015). A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga), Version 1.I.2015 (PDF). Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Umeå. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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