Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Coleoptera [orde]
Adephaga [onderorde]
Dytiscoidea [onderklasse]
Dytiscidae [familie]
Colymbetinae [onderfamilie]
Agabini [tribe]
Platambus [genus]
Platambus maculatus [species]