| Hydrovatus obtusus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Hydrovatus |
| Species: | H. obtusus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrovatus obtusus Motschulsky, 1855 | |
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Hydrovatus obtusus, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and possibly in India, Myanmar and China.[1][2][3]
The 4th to 6th antennal segments are enlarged. In male, stridulatory files consist of many minute discernable ridges. Male has antenna with unequally broad 4 to 11 segments.[4]
References
- ↑ Ghosh, Sujit Kr.; Nilsson, Anders N. (2012). "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Skörvnöpparn: 1–77.
- ↑ "Hydrovatus obtusus Motschulsky, 1855". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Jaiswal, Deepa (2013). "Aquatic Insects of Lakes in and around Hyderabad (Hempitera Coleoptera)" (PDF). Records of the Zoological Survey of India Occasional Papers (PDF). pp. 1–51. ISBN 978-81-8171-346-9.
- ↑ G., Senthil Kumar; lP, Kalaimaga; J, Issaque Madani (25 July 2020). "Hydrovatus Motschulsky with Description of a New Species (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae) from Southern India". International Journal of Zoological Investigations. 6 (2): 338–342. doi:10.33745/ijzi.2020.v06i02.013. S2CID 234614496.
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