Laccophilus gentilis
LeConte, 1863
Laccophilus gentilis is a small predatory diving in the , described by LeConte in 1863. It belongs to the Laccophilinae, a group of small, often brightly marked diving beetles commonly found in vegetated freshwater . The occurs in North America and Middle America. Like other members of its , it is an aquatic that likely inhabits ponds, marshes, and slow-moving waters with abundant vegetation.
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Habitat
Freshwater aquatic environments including ponds, marshes, and vegetated slow-moving waters. Typical of the Laccophilus, which is associated with dense aquatic vegetation.
Distribution
North America and Middle America.