Eretes
Genus of beetles
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Eretes is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. The genus is native to the Afro-tropical region, the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, North Africa and the Asian region.
| Eretes | |
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| Eretes sticticus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Adephaga |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Tribe: | Eretini |
| Genus: | Eretes Laporte, 1833 |
| Species | |
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A 2002 revision of the genus established four species. Species of this genus are variable in size and color, and individuals of a given species can be varied in appearance as well, so the morphology of the male genitalia is used to delimit species.[1]
The beetles are yellowish in color with black markings. They have large heads with long antennae.[1]
Species:[1]
- Eretes australis (Erichson, 1842)
- Eretes explicitus K.B.Miller, 2002
- Eretes griseus (Fabricius, 1781)
- Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
