Biology:Megadytes glaucus

Short description: Species of beetle

Megadytes glaucus
Megadytes glaucus from Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Megadytes
Species:	M. glaucus
Binomial name
Megadytes glaucus (Brullé, 1837)
Synonyms
Dyticus glaucus Brullé, 1837 Cybister aeneus Ormancey, 1843 Cybister biungulatus Babington, 1841 Trochalus brasiliensis Dejean, 1833

Megadytes glaucus is a species of beetles of the family Dytiscidae.

Description

Megadytes glaucus can reach a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The basic color of the body is dark shiny. These beetles have oval, flattened streamlined bodies adapted for aquatic life. As they live in water, they have to surface for air and carry a bubble of air under their elytra. The hindlegs are adapted for propelling this insect in the water.

Distribution

This species can be found in Argentina , Uruguay and Chile .

References

• ITIS Report
• Universal Biological Indexer
• Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
• Dytiscidae de Argentina
• Dytiscidae de Chile
• Nilsson, A. N. - World Catalogue of Dytiscidae - Corrections and additions, 2 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) - Koleopterologische Rundschau, vol. 74

Wikidata ☰ Q3090611 entry