Graphoderus austriacus

Graphoderus austriacus is a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae.[1]

Graphoderus austriacus
Graphoderus austriacus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Graphoderus
Species:
G. austriacus
Binomial name
Graphoderus austriacus
(Sturm, 1834)

Description

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Graphoderus austriacus can reach a length of about 13.5 millimetres (0.53 in).[2] Body is broadly oval. There is a small transverse fascia on the pronotum.[3]

Distribution

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This species is present in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, mainland France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kaliningrad, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, Russia (Central, East and South), Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and Yugoslavia.[4]

Bibliography

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  • Nilsson, Anders N. (2001), World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)
  • ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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