Hydrovatus picipennis, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, China and Thailand.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Hydrovatus |
| Species: | H. picipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrovatus picipennis Motschulsky, 1859
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Body elongated with a typical length of about 3.0 and 4.2 mm and the apex of elytra is distinct. Penis apex is broad, which narrows abruptly to a slender tip. In male, the ridges of stridulatory file is larger, and clearly discernible. Male protarsal claws are not distinctly thickened.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ghosh SK, Nilsson AN (2012). "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Skörvnöpparn. 3 (Supplement). Umeå: 1–77.
- ^ Vazirani TG (March 1970). "Contributions to the study of aquatic beetles (Coleoptera) V. A review of Hydroporinae : Dytiscidae in part, from India". Oriental Insects. 4 (1): 93–129. doi:10.1080/00305316.1970.10433945.
- ^ "Hydrovatus picipennis Motschulsky, 1859". The Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-08-10 – via Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
- ^ Jäch MA, Li J, Zhang X, Gao M (September 2012). "A remarkable collection of aquatic and riparian beetles from Xiachayu, Zayü County, southeastern Tibet (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae, Noteridae, Dytiscidae, Spercheidae, Hydrophilidae, Heteroceridae, Limnichidae)" (PDF). Koleopterologische Rundschau. 82. Wien: 65–9. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ Biström O, Bergsten J (2016-11-16). "Two new species of the megadiverse lentic diving-beetle genus Hydrovatus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) described from NE Thailand". ZooKeys (632): 57–66. Bibcode:2016ZooK..632...57B. doi:10.3897/zookeys.632.10483. PMC 5126545. PMID 27920604.
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