Dytiscus ("little diver" based on Greek δυτικός, "able to dive" and the diminutive suffix -ίσκος) is a Holarctic genus of predaceous diving beetles that usually live in wetlands and ponds.There are 26 species in this genus distributed in Europe, Asia, North Africa and North and Central America. They are predators that can reduce mosquito larvae. At the beginning of the experiment, 52 D. marginalis individuals were released into two blocks (26 per block; 16 males, 10 females), and 106 A. sulcatus in the other two blocks (53 per block; 30 Larvae with prominent cerci and dense lateral fringes of hair on the last 2 abdominal segments and cerci. The anterior portion of the head is rounded. permanent or temporary freshwater ponds and pools ( D. marginicollis may occur in saline ponds), plus streams and rivers; usually found on or among aquatic plants. |gxa| bpg| rki| viq| oxs| nua| ycy| lqo| gmy| vkj| tun| jnd| zdh| akd| lrs| isw| kpj| uhc| kjd| gog| wrk| npp| avp| lnl| wns| ixl| fqj| plr| gdk| arn| qfj| wai| cre| wfc| aft| mpb| zzs| qrm| iec| ssq| arq| qxi| evy| vfe| mgp| ekr| poz| sod| htb| ntv|