Freshwater Macroinvertebrates in Hong Kong

Laccophilus cf pulicarius 

Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Laccophilinae

Habitat: Wetland

General appearance: Sculletum not visible. First four segments of hind tarsi produced into apical lobes in outer half, without swimming hair at their posterior margins. Markings on elytra are in black blotches.

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Cranium and pronotum (dorsal view)
Head in ventral view
Hind coxal process
Right hind tarsi (ventral view)

 

Reference:
Pederzani, F. (1995). Keys to the identification of the genera and subgenera of adult Dytiscidae (sensu lato) of the world (Coleoptera Dytiscidae). Atti dell'Accademia Roveretana degli Agiati, a, 244, 5-83.