Rhantus
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Rhantus is a genus of beetle
in family Dytiscidae
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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...
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Species
- Rhantus aequalis Hatch
- Rhantus alutaceusRhantus alutaceusRhantus alutaceus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.-Source:* Foster, G. 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- Rhantus anisonychus Crotch
- Rhantus atricolor Aube
- Rhantus binotatus Harris
- Rhantus bistriatus Bergstrom
- Rhantus calidus Fabricius
- Rhantus consimilis Motschulsky
- Rhantus discedens Sharp
- Rhantus divisus Aube
- Rhantus flovogriseus Crotch
- Rhantus frontalis (Marsh.)
- Rhantus gutticollis Say, 1834
- Rhantus hoppingi Leech
- Rhantus hubbelli Hatch
- Rhantus maculicollis Aube
- Rhantus notatus Fabricius
- Rhantus novacaledoniaeRhantus novacaledoniaeRhantus novacaledoniae was a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae. It was endemic to New Caledonia.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- Rhantus orbignyiRhantus orbignyiRhantus orbignyi was a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae. It was found in Argentina and Brazil.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- Rhantus pacificus (Boisduval, 1835)
- Rhantus papuanusRhantus papuanusRhantus papuanus was a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae. It was endemic to Papua New Guinea.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. . Downloaded on 10 August 2007....
- Rhantus sinuatus (Le Conte)
- Rhantus sikkimensis Regimbart, 1899
- Rhantus suffusus Sharp
- Rhantus suturellus (Harris)
- Rhantus tostus Leconte, 1866
- Rhantus wallisi Hatch
- Rhantus zimmermanni Wallis