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Genus Matus

Matus ovatus blatchleyi - Matus ovatus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Adephaga

Family Dytiscidae (Predaceous Diving Beetles)

Subfamily Matinae

Genus Matus

Explanation of Names

Matus Aubé 1836

Numbers

4 spp., all in our area(1)

Size

5.4-9.5 mm(1)

Identification

eyes notched at antennal bases

prosternal process with a deep medial groove

clypeus broadly emarginate apically

Range

e. NA (QC-ON to FL-TX) - map(1)(2)

Habitat

in standing water among dense vegetation(1)

Print References

Young F.N. (1953) Two new species of Matus, with a key to the known species and subspecies of the group (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 46: 49–55.

Works Cited

1.	Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska D.J. Larson, Y. Alarie, and R.E. Roughley. 2001. NRC 43253.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Cotinis on 30 October, 2006 - 8:54am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, t.loh, v belov
Last updated 6 June, 2023 - 6:55pm

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