Laccophilus parvulus

Laccophilus parvulus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
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.[1][2][3][4]

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)". 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.