Sandracottus is a genus ofbeetles in the familyDytiscidae containing eleven species.[1] These aquatic beetles are found in ponds and slow streams fromSouth Asia east to southern Japan, and south to Australia.[2] They are generally about 1–1.5 cm (0.4–0.6 in) long and often have distinctive markings.[2]
| Sandracottus | |
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| Sandracottus femoralis | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Dytiscinae |
| Tribe: | Aciliini |
| Genus: | Sandracottus Sharp, 1882 |
Species
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The genus contains the following 11 accepted species and one subspecies:[1]
- Sandracottus bakewellii(Clark, 1864)
- Sandracottus bakewellii guttatus(Sharp, 1882)
- Sandracottus bizonatus(Régimbart, 1899)
- Sandracottus chevrolati(Aubé, 1838)
- Sandracottus dejeanii(Aubé, 1838)
- Sandracottus femoralis(Heller, 1934)
- Sandracottus festivus(Illiger, 1802)
- Sandracottus hunteri(Crotch, 1872)
- Sandracottus insignis(Wehncke, 1876)
- Sandracottus jaechi(Wewalka & Vazirani, 1985)
- Sandracottus maculatus(Wehncke, 1876)
- Sandracottus rotundus(Sharp, 1882)
References
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- ^abHendrich, Lars; Brancucci, Michel (2025)."Revision of the Oriental and Australasian diving beetle genusSandracottus Sharp, 1882 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Dytiscinae)".ZooKeys (1223):87–147.doi:10.3897/zookeys.1223.138220.PMC 11730086.
- ^abMiller, K.B.; J. Bergsten (2016).Diving Beetles of the World: Systematics and Biology of the Dytiscidae. JHU Press. pp. 130–131.ISBN 978-1-4214-2054-7.
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