Metaxydytes
| Metaxydytes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Tribe: | Cybistrini |
| Genus: | Miller, Michat, and Ferreira Jr., 2024 |
Metaxydytes is a genus of beetles in the dytiscid subfamily Cybistrinae that occur in the Neotropics. The genus contains nine species; they were previously classified in the genus Megadytes.[1]
- Metaxydytes carcharias (Griffini, 1895)
- Metaxydytes ecuadorius (Zimmermann, 1919)
- Metaxydytes flohri (Sharp, 1882)
- Metaxydytes fraternus (Sharp, 1882)
- Metaxydytes guayanensis (Wilke, 1920)
- Metaxydytes guignoti (Mouchamps, 1957)
- Metaxydytes laevigatus (Olivier, 1795)
- Metaxydytes marginithorax (Perty, 1830)
- Metaxydytes steinheili (Wehncke, 1876)
References
- ^ 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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1188.110081. PMC 10790577. PMID 38230379.