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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Beetles - Coleoptera
        
        Family - Diving Water Beetles - Dytiscidae
        
        Species - A Predaceous Diving Beetle - Laccophilus maculosus

A Predaceous Diving Beetle - Laccophilus maculosus

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Global Rank: G5
State Rank: SNR

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Number of Observations: 18

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References

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- Hendricks, P., S. Lenard, D.M. Stagliano, and B.A. Maxell. 2013. Baseline nongame wildlife surveys on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Report to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Montana Natural Heritage Program, Helena, MT. 83 p.
- Sater, S. 2022. The insects of Sevenmile Creek, a pictorial guide to their diversity and ecology. Undergraduate Thesis. Helena, MT: Carroll College. 242 p.
- Zillges, G.F. Jr. 1971. The aquatic insects of Bluewater Creek, Montana, above and below an area of intensive agriculture. M.Sc. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 29 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
A Predaceous Diving Beetle — Laccophilus maculosus. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 16, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IICOL70040