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Sandracottus (beetle)

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Sandracottus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. These aquatic beetles are found in ponds and slow streams from South Asia east to southern Japan, and south to Australia.[1] They are generally about 1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long and often have distinctive markings.[1]

Species

Sandracottus guerini
Sandracottus mixtus

The genus contains the following 16 accepted species:[2]

This species was recently described, but its status is uncertain:

References

  1. ^ a b Miller, K.B.; J. Bergsten (2016). Diving Beetles of the World: Systematics and Biology of the Dytiscidae. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-4214-2054-7.
  2. ^ Nilsson, Anders N.; Hájek, Jiří (2021). "A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga)" (PDF) (1.I.2021 ed.). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Anand, P.P.; Ashiq, P.P.; Smitha, M.; Adhithya, M.; Tibin, T.; Suresh, V. (2021). "Sandracottus vijayakumari (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a new aquatic beetle species from landslide hit area of Nelliyampathy Forest Range, Western Ghats, Kerala, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13 (3): 17999–18003. doi:10.11609/jott.6193.13.3.17999-18003.
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Sandracottus (beetle): Brief Summary

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Sandracottus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. These aquatic beetles are found in ponds and slow streams from South Asia east to southern Japan, and south to Australia. They are generally about 1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long and often have distinctive markings.

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