Thermonectus nigrofasciatus

Thermonectus nigrofasciatus
	Dorsal side of female T. nigrofasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Thermonectus
Species:	T. nigrofasciatus
Binomial name
	Thermonectus nigrofasciatus; (Aubé, 1838)

Thermonectus nigrofasciatus is a species of diving beetle native to the eastern United States. T. nigrofasciatus is distinguished by its black, postmedian transverse blotch on its elytra, hence "nigrofasciatus."[1][2][3]

Ventral side of a male with an air bubble, which they carry underwater to breathe

References

Larson, D. J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R. E. (2000). Predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. Natural Research Council of Canada. ISBN 0-660-17967-9.
"Thermonectus nigrofasciatus". Bug Guide. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
Bukontaite, Rasa; Miller, Kelly B; Bergsten, Johannes (2014). "The utility of CAD in recovering Gondwanan vicariance events and the evolutionary history of Aciliini (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14: 5. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-5. PMC 3901756. PMID 24423391. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.

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[1] Larson, D. J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R. E. (2000). Predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. Natural Research Council of Canada. ISBN 0-660-17967-9.

[2] "Thermonectus nigrofasciatus". Bug Guide. Retrieved August 16, 2014.

[3] Bukontaite, Rasa; Miller, Kelly B; Bergsten, Johannes (2014). "The utility of CAD in recovering Gondwanan vicariance events and the evolutionary history of Aciliini (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14: 5. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-5. PMC 3901756. PMID 24423391. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.