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Agabus brunneus

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Species of beetle

Agabus brunneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Agabus
Species: A. brunneus
Binomial name
Agabus brunneus
Fabricius, 1768

Agabus brunneus, the brown diving beetle, is a species of water beetle in the family Dytiscidae.

Description

Adult beetles are 9 millimetres (0.35 in) in length.

Distribution

The species lives in streams, mainly in Portreath (Portreath Stream), New Forest, and Dorset (in River Frome).

References

  1. "Name". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. BBC. "Beetles in Portreath". Retrieved 15 February 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Agabus brunneus


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