Aspidytes
Genus of beetles
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Aspidytes is a genus of aquatic beetles in the family Aspidytidae, first recorded in 2002 from specimens in South Africa.[1] The genus contains the single species Aspidytes niobe.[2][3] Originally a second species from China was placed in the same genus but has later been transferred to Sinaspidytes.[4] The aquatic beetle is 6.5 - 7.2 mm long and lives in hygropetric habitats.[5]
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| Aspidytes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Aspidytidae |
| Genus: | Aspidytes Ribera, Beutel, Balke & Vogler, 2002 |
| Species: | A. niobe |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidytes niobe Ribera, Beutel, Balke & Vogler, 2002 | |
