Ilybius fenestratus is a species of beetle found throughout Europe and Northern Asia. It was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.[1]

Ilybius fenestratus
Ilybius fenestratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Ilybius
Species:
I. fenestratus
Binomial name
Ilybius fenestratus
(Fabricius, 1781)

The scent gland of this species of beetle is natural source for the anabolic steroid boldenone1-testosterone).[2]

Life cycle

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A study conducted in Målsjøen found the life cycle of the species to be semivoltine, with adults emerging in midsummer. They hibernate over the winter, possibly in the water, the hibernation lasting until mid-June. Breeding takes place from mid- to late summer, the last adults dying in autumn. The larvae hatch in late summer and hibernate, in the water, until April to May, when they emerge from the water to pupate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Ilybius fenestratus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 640–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  3. ^ Dolmen, Dag; Solem, John O. (September 2002). "Life History of Ilybius fenestratus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae) in a Central Norwegian Lake". Aquatic Insects. 24 (3): 199–205. doi:10.1076/aqin.24.3.199.8118. ISSN 0165-0424.