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