Hydrovatus sinister
| Hydrovatus sinister | |
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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. sinister
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890
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Hydrovatus sinister, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, Laos, Singapore and Malaysia.[1][2][3]
The beetle is commonly inhabited in shallow, muddy water of open swamps, artificial ponds such as garden ponds, park ponds, quarry ponds, and slowly flowing irrigation ditches. The area is rich in rotten leaves, sedges and submerged plants.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Insecta: Coleoptera". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
- ^ "Diving beetles of the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, with four new records for Thailand (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Spixiana 41(1):91-98. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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