Agabus adpressus

Short description: Species of beetle

Agabus adpressus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Family:  | Dytiscidae
Genus:  | Agabus
Subgenus:  | Gaurodytes
Species:  |

A. adpressus

Binomial name
Agabus adpressus

Aubé, 1837

Synonyms[1]

Agabus solus Leech, 1949

Agabus adpressus is a species of beetle belonging to the family Dytiscidae. In North America this species has been found in Alaska, the Northwest Territories, and Southampton Island. It also ranges from northern Scandinavia to eastern Siberia and Mongolia. This species lives in running water or lake shores. It can usually be found under stones near the water's edge, but sometimes inhabits sedge roots or overhanging vegetation on undercut river banks.[1]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Larson, David J.; Nilsson, Anders N. (January 1985). "THE HOLARCTIC SPECIES OF AGABUS (SENSU LATO) LEACH (COLEOPTERA: DYTISCIDAE)". The Canadian Entomologist 117 (1): 119–130. doi:10.4039/Ent117119-1.

* "Agabus adpressus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 26 December 2016. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=112010.

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