Brown Diving Beetle vs Parasitoid wasp

Agabus brunneus compared with Aphelinus mali

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dytiscidae	Aphelinidae
Genus	Agabus	Aphelinus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Aphelinus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Parasitoid wasp share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Parasitoid wasp
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile, Peru).

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden