Biology:Oreodytes sanmarkii

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Short description: Species of beetle

Oreodytes sanmarkii
Oreodytes sanmarkii (Sahlberg, 1826).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Oreodytes
Species:
O. sanmarkii
Binomial name
Oreodytes sanmarkii
(C. R. Sahlberg, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Hydroporus rivalis (Gyllenhal, 1827)

Oreodytes sanmarkii is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.[1][2][3] It has a holarctic distribution, found in aquatic habitats in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.[2] It has an affinity toward low-velocity currents and pebbly microhabitat substrates.[4][5] It was described by Finnish entomologist Carl Reinhold Sahlberg in 1826.

Oreodytes sanmarkii.jpg

Subspecies

There are two named subspecies of Oreodytes:[2]

  • Oreodytes sanmarkii alienus (Sharp, 1873)
  • Oreodytes sanmarkii sanmarkii (C. R. Sahlberg, 1826)

References

  1. "Oreodytes sanmarkii Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1024689. Retrieved 2018-02-09. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Oreodytes sanmarkii Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=728513. Retrieved 2018-02-09. 
  3. "Oreodytes sanmarkii Overview". http://eol.org/pages/1171240/overview. Retrieved 2018-02-09. 
  4. Eyre, M. D.; Pilkington, J. G.; Carr, R.; McBlane, R. P.; Rushton, S. P.; Foster, G. N. (July 1993). "The running-water beetles (Coleoptera) of a river catchment in northern England". Hydrobiologia 264 (1): 33–45. doi:10.1007/BF00014662. 
  5. Lancaster, J.; Mole, A. (16 September 1999). "Interactive effects of near-bed flow and substratum texture on the microdistribution of lotic macroinvertebrates". Fundamental and Applied Limnology 146 (1): 83–100. doi:10.1127/archiv-hydrobiol/146/1999/83. 

Further reading

  • American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida. 2000. 
  • Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 
  • Nilsson, Anders N. (2001). World Catalogue of Insects, volume 3: Dytiscidae (Coleoptera). Apollo Books. ISBN 87-88757-62-5. 
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company. 
  • Larson, D.J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R.E. (2001). "Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska". NRC 43253. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2644952 entry