Agabus brunneus
| Agabus brunneus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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,[1] 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).[2]
References
- ^ "Name". Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ BBC. "Beetles in Portreath". Retrieved 15 February 2018.