Oreodytes sanmarkii

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Oreodytes sanmarkii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Oreodytes
Species:
O. sanmarkii
Binomial name
Oreodytes sanmarkii
(C. R. Sahlberg, 1826)
Synonyms
  • Hydroporus rivalis (Gyllenhal, 1827)

Oreodytes sanmarkii is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.[1][2][3] It has a holarctic distribution, found in aquatic habitats in Europe, northern Asia (excluding China), and North America.[2] It has an affinity toward low-velocity currents and pebbly microhabitat substrates.[4][5] It was described by Finnish entomologist Carl Reinhold Sahlberg in 1826.

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