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Hydaticus ricinus

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Hydaticus ricinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Dytiscinae
Tribe: Hydaticini
Genus: Hydaticus
Species:
H. ricinus
Binomial name
Hydaticus ricinus
Wewalka, 1979
Synonyms
  • Hydaticus fabricii Biswas, 2000
  • Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinus Ghosh & Nilsson, 2012

Hydaticus ricinus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1][2][3]

Description

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Male is about 9.5 mm long.[4] Suture between the metepisternum and metasternal wings is straight. Apical spurs of the hind tibiae are simple, and pointed. Scutellum is visible.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "FURTHER CONTRIBUTION ON DIVING BEETLES FROM MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (COLEOPTERA: DYTISCIDAE)". Rec. zool. Surv. India : 115(Part-1) : 81-84, 2015. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  2. ^ Darilmaz, Mustafa C.; Ahmed, Zubair (2015-07-31). "Hydaticus (Prodaticus) ricinus Wewalka 1979". doi:10.5281/zenodo.4336958. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  3. ^ "A New Record for the Fauna of Pakistan: Hydaticus leander (Rossi, 1790) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Turkish Journal of Zoology 33(1). Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ "Hydaticus ricinus". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  5. ^ "ON A COLLECTION OF AQUATIC BEETLES (ORDER: COLEOPTERA: GYRINIDAE, DYTISCIDAE AND HYDROPHILIDAE) OF RENUKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA" (PDF). Rec. zool. Surv. India: 113(Part-2): 61-67, 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-06.