Laccophilus sonorensis

Zimmerman, 1970

Laccophilus sonorensis is a of predaceous diving beetle in the Dytiscidae, described by Zimmerman in 1970. It belongs to the Laccophilus, a group of small to medium-sized diving beetles commonly found in aquatic . The species is distributed in Middle America. Very little specific information is available about its or .

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Laccophilus sonorensis: //lakˈkoʊfɪləs soʊˌnɔrˈɛnsɪs//

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Distribution

Middle America (present). Distribution records are sparse, with only 4 observations documented in iNaturalist.

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Taxonomic note

This is not to be confused with Culicoides sonorensis, a biting midge (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) that is a well-studied of animal viruses including bluetongue virus and hemorrhagic virus. The similar species epithet 'sonorensis' refers to Sonora, a region in Mexico, and has been applied to multiple organisms from that area.

Data availability

This appears to be poorly documented in scientific literature. The GBIF match and Catalogue of Life provide basic taxonomic placement, but no peer-reviewed studies specifically addressing L. sonorensis , , or distribution were found in the provided sources. The 4 iNaturalist observations suggest it is rarely encountered or underreported.