Hygrotus artus
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Hygrotus artus was a species of beetle
in family Dytiscidae
. It was endemic to the United States
.
Beetle
Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...
in family Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae
Dytiscidae – based on the Greek dytikos , "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They are about 25 mm long on average, though there is much variation between species. Dytiscus latissimus, the largest, can grow up to 45 mm long...
. It was endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Hygrotus artus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.