Hydrovatus obtusus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Genus: | Hydrovatus |
| Species: | H. obtusus
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| 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[edit]
- ^ 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). Zoological Survey of India. 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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