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Acilius mediatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Acilius
Species:
A. mediatus
Binomial name
Acilius mediatus

(Say, 1823)

Acilius mediatus is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America.[2]

This species lives in creeks, ponds and ditches, occasionally with silt-laden streams, and are best seen during spring and summer. Prey is composed of other aquatic arthropods they can tackle. Males have expanded front feet with clumps of hairs used to grab hold of a female for mating.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Acilius mediatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  • ^ a b "Acilius mediatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  • ^ "Acilius mediatus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-06.

    • Further reading[edit]

    • Arnett, R.H. Jr.; M. C. Thomas, eds. (2000). American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
  • Richard E. White (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Nilsson, Anders N. (2001). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Apollo Books. p. 395. ISBN 87-88757-62-5.
  • Bilton DT, Ribera I (2017). "A revision of Meladema diving beetles (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae), with the description of a new species from the central Mediterranean based on molecules and morphology". ZooKeys (702): 45–112. Bibcode:2017ZooK..702...45B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.702.14787. PMC 5673946. PMID 29118600.
  • Bousquet Y (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. Bibcode:2012ZooK..245....1B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMC 3577090. PMID 23431087.
  • D.J. Larson; Y. Alarie & R.E. Roughley (2001). "Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska". NRC 43253. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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