Diving Beetles

Diving Beetles

Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods) Class: Insecta (Insects) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Suborder: Adephaga (Ground and Water Beetles) Family: Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles) Predacious Diving Beetles are included in a family of beetles, Dytiscidae, that are adjusted to living in water at any phase of their life cycle. In Greek, the…