The larva of the predaceous water beetle Agabus striolatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

Abstract

The larval morphology of Agabus striolatus (Gyllenhal, 1808) is described from specimens from the Netherlands and Sweden. Descriptions are given of all three larval instars based on specimens taken together with adults. Information is given on the natural history of the species and characters are presented for the separation of this larva from other described larvae of European Agabus.