• Source: Megadytes glaucus

Megadytes glaucus is a species of beetles of the family Dytiscidae.




Description


Megadytes glaucus can reach a length of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The basic color of the body is dark shiny. These beetles have oval, flattened streamlined bodies adapted for aquatic life. As they live in water, they have to surface for air and carry a bubble of air under their elytra. The hindlegs are adapted for propelling this insect in the water.




Distribution


This species can be found in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.




References


ITIS Report
Universal Biological Indexer
Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
Dytiscidae de Argentina
Dytiscidae de Chile
Nilsson, A. N. - World Catalogue of Dytiscidae - Corrections and additions, 2 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) - Koleopterologische Rundschau, vol. 74

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Megadytes glaucus
• Paramegadytes
• IUCN Red List of extinct species
• List of South American animals extinct in the Holocene