Thermonectus zimmermani

Thermonectus zimmermani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Thermonectus
Species: T. zimmermani
Binomial name
Thermonectus zimmermani
Goodhue-McWilliams, 1981

Thermonectus zimmermani is a species of diving beetle native to western Mexican states of Jalisco, Colima, and Morelos. T. zimmermani reaches a total length of 9.5 to 11.3 millimetres (0.37 to 0.44 in) and has variable bright yellow and black markings similar to that of T. marmoratus. However, T. marmoratus has a spotted pattern of yellow circles, T. zimmermani has an irregular, blotched pattern. T. zimmermani head has a V-shaped medial black marking that has been reduced.[1]

References

  1. Goodhue-McWilliams, Kenneth L. (1981). "Two new species of Thermonectus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) from southwestern United States and western Mexico". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 35 (4): 399-407.
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