Dingy Diver
Laccophilus maculosus (Germar, 1823)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Coleoptera |
| Family | Dytiscidae |
| Genus | Laccophilus |
| Species | Laccophilus maculosus (Germar, 1823) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
- Idaho
- SNR Unranked
- Rhode Island
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Prince Edward Island
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Nova Scotia
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Saskatchewan
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- New Brunswick
- S5 Secure
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176
How to cite this account
Laccophilus maculosus (Germar, 1823). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1784. https://cavebiology.org/species/laccophilus-maculosus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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