Definition of Hydrophilus piceus. Meaning of Hydrophilus piceus. Synonyms of Hydrophilus piceus

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Definition of Hydrophilus piceus

Hydrophilus piceus
Water devil Wa"ter dev"il (Zo["o]l.) The rapacious larva of a large water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), and of other similar species. See Illust. of Water beetle.

Meaning of Hydrophilus piceus from wikipedia

- Hydrophilus piceus is a species of beetles in the family Hydrophilidae, the water scavenger beetles. This very large aquatic beetle is found in the Palearctic...
- Hydrophilus novaeguineae Watts, 1988 Hydrophilus olivaceus Fabricius, 1781 Hydrophilus pedipalpus (Bedel, 1891) Hydrophilus piceus (Linnaeus, 1758) – great silver...
- addition to scavenging. Many species are able to produce sounds. Species of Hydrophilus are reported as pests in fish hatcheries. Other species are voracious...
- include four nationally rare species: the great silver diving beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), the soldier fly Odontomyia ornata, which is now called the ornate...
- including Britain's largest water beetle the great silver water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus). There are several other local nature reserves. The Bucklands Pool/Backwell...
- beetles including the lesser silver water beetle, Bagous nodulosus, Hydrophilus piceus, Odontomyia angulata, Oulema erichsoni, and Valvata macrostoma. In...
- hawker dragonfly Aeshna isosceles, the great silver water-beetle Hydrophilus piceus and a large hoverfly Lejops vittatus. Birds typically found on Halvergate...
- singularior, hover fly Lejops vittata, the great silver water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus), and the water beetle Hydrovatus clypealis. Nationally scarce species...
- beetle fauna is exceptionally rich, with the nationally rare species Hydrophilus piceus and Hydrochara caraboides together with the rare soldier flies Stratiomys...
- that lives in willows along the reens Great silver water beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) – Britain's biggest beetle ignoring the Stag beetle's extra length...