Aspidytes
| Aspidytes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Aspidytidae |
| Genus: | Aspidytes Ribera, Beutel, Balke & Vogler, 2002 |
| Species: | A. niobe |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidytes niobe Ribera, Beutel, Balke & Vogler, 2002 | |
Aspidytes is a genus of aquatic beetles in the family Aspidytidae, first recorded in 2002 from specimens in South Africa. The genus contains the single species Aspidytes niobe. Originally a second species from China was placed in the same genus but has later been transferred to Sinaspidytes. The aquatic beetle is 6.5 - 7.2 mm long and lives in hygropetric habitats.
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