Feeding habits of the endangered Japanese diving beetle Hydaticus bowringii (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) larvae in paddy fields and implications for its conservation

The diving beetle Hydaticus bowringii Clark, 1864 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) is on the Red List of Japan as 'Near Threatened'. However, there is no quantitative information on the feeding habits of its larvae, which could be used to aid its conservation. In order to determine the prey that a...

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Main Authors: Reiya WATANABE, Shin-Ya OHBA, Tomoyuki YOKOI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science 2020-11-01
Series:European Journal of Entomology
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Online Access:https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202001-0047_feeding_habits_of_the_endangered_japanese_diving_beetle_hydaticus_bowringii_coleoptera_dytiscidae_larvae_in.php