Tribe Hydaticini

Classification · Numbers · Size · Range · Works Cited

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Hydaticus aruspex - male

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Hydaticus aruspex - female

Predaceous Diving Beetle - Hydaticus bimarginatus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Dytiscinae

Tribe Hydaticini

Numbers

2 genera, with 4 spp. in our area and ~140 spp. worldwide(1)

Size

8.5–20.5 mm(1)

Range

Hydaticus is a small (7 spp.) holarctic genus, Prodaticus is a large, mostly tropical worldwide genus, with a few holarctic spp.(1)

Works Cited

1.	Phylogeny and classification of the tribe Hydaticini (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)... Miller K.B., Bergsten J., Whiting M.F. 2009. Zoologica Scripta, 1-25.

Contributed by v belov on 10 January, 2012 - 10:28pm

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