Brown diving beetle
| Brown diving beetle | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Agabus |
| Species: | A. brunneus |
| Binomial name | |
| Agabus brunneus Fabricius, 1768 | |
The brown diving beetle[1] (Agabus brunneus) is a species of water beetle in the Dytiscidae family.
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).[2]
References
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