Agabus didymus
| Agabus didymus | |
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| Agabus didymus. Museum specimen | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Agabus |
| Subgenus: | Agabus (Gaurodytes) |
| Species: | A.didymus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agabus didymus (Olivier 1795) | |
Agabus didymus is a species of beetles belonging to the family Dytiscidae.
Description
Agabus didymus can reach a length of 7–8 millimetres (0.28–0.31 in). The head is black. The pronotum is dark with reddish lateral margins and base. Elytrae have three rows of punctures and characteristic lateral and subapical translucent cream N-shaped marks.[1]
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe, in the Near East and in North Africa.[2]
References
External links
- Agabus didymus - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
- Agabus didymus - NCBI Taxonomy Database
- Agabus didymus - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Agabus didymus - Encyclopedia of Life
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