Laccophilus ceylonicus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[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: | Laccophilus |
| Species: | L. ceylonicus
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| Laccophilus ceylonicus Zimmermann, 1919
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Description
editThis elongate oval, medium-sized beetle has a typical body length is about 3.8 to 4.1 mm. Apical part of median lobe is narrow with a pointed tip. Sub-basal with testaceous band which is sinuous, narrow, and well separated from elytral base. Apical part of median lobe in lateral view with distinct bulge on dorsum.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Results of the austrian-ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970" (PDF). Bull. Fish. Res. Stn, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), Vol. 24, Nos.l & 2-pp. 83-87s 1973. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Laccophilus ceylonicus". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Laccophilus ceylonicus Zimmermann, 1919". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "A guide to the freshwater fauna of Ceylon" (PDF). aquadocs.org. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "A taxonomic review of the Oriental Laccophilus javanicus species group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 63:309-326. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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