Fontidessus

Fontidessus is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are about seven described species in Fontidessus. They are found in the Neotropics.[1][2][3]

Fontidessus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Hydroporinae
Tribe: Bidessini
Genus: Fontidessus
K.B. Miller & Spangler, 2008

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Fontidessus:

  • Fontidessus aquarupe K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
  • Fontidessus bettae K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
  • Fontidessus christineae K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
  • Fontidessus microphthalmus K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
  • Fontidessus ornatus K.B. Miller, 2008
  • Fontidessus toboganensis K.B. Miller & Spangler, 2008
  • Fontidessus wheeleri K.B. Miller, 2008

References

  1. "Fontidessus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  2. "Fontidessus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  3. Nilsson, A.N. A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga) (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

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