Nilssondytes

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Nilssondytes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Nilssondytes
Species:
N. diversus
Binomial name
Nilssondytes diversus
Miller, Michat, and Ferreira, 2024

Nilssondytes is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. Following reclassification of the subfamily Cybistrinae in 2024, only a single species, Nilssondytes diversus, is included in the genus. [1] [2]

References

  1. Miller, Kelly B.; Michat, Mariano C.; Ferreira, Nelson (2024). "Reclassification of Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 in the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae), with description of new taxa". ZooKeys (1188): 126–168. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1188..125M. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1188.110081 . PMC   10790577 . PMID   38230379.
  2. Miller, Kelly B.; Michat, Mariano C.; Ferreira, Nelson (2024). "Description of Nilssondytes diversus gen. et sp. nov. from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Cybistrinae)". ZooKeys (1210): 325–332. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1210..325M. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.124121 . PMC   11377889 . PMID   39246421.