Ilybius

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Ilybius
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Ilybius quadriguttatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Agabinae
Genus: Ilybius
Erichson, 1832

Ilybius is a large genus of predatory aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae. The genus is native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. 70 species has been described from this genus: [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Fery, Hans; Marek Przewozny (2011). "Ilybius thynias sp. n. from European Turkey (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa . 2740: 59–67.
  2. ↑ Dytiscidae Species List Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.


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