Acilius sulcatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a diving beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcilius sulcatus (a diving beetle)
SubfamilyDYTISCINAE (a subfamily of water beetles)
FamilyDYTISCIDAE (diving beetles)
SuborderADEPHAGA (water and ground beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acilius sulcatus (a diving beetle) :
1: Acilius sulcatus (a diving beetle)
5 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU88 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in small shaded woodland pool
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Ventral viewImage 4: Dorsal viewImage 5: Head and thorax - dorsal view - close-upImage 6: Head - ventral view - close-upImage 7: Scutellum and environs - close-upImage 8: Ventral view

Acilius sulcatus (a diving beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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