| Confossa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Hydroscaphidae |
| Genus: | Confossa Joly, Garcia & Maddison, 2015 |
Confossa is a genus of water beetle in the family Hydroscaphidae, discovered in 2015 and endemic to South America. [1] [2]
The genus Confossa contains the following three species: [1]
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