Megadytes glaucus

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

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