Hygrotus artus

Hygrotus artus was a species of beetle in family Dytiscidae. It was endemic to the United States. It was only known from the Mono Lake, California, area.[1] Its common name was the Mono Lake Hygrotus Diving Beetle.[2]

Hygrotus artus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Dytiscidae
Genus:
Hygrotus
Species:
H. artus
Binomial name
Hygrotus artus
Fall, 1919

References
  1. NatureServe Explorer
  2. Evans, A. V. and J. N. Hogue. (2006). Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press.

Sources
  • World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Hygrotus artus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T10345A3195883. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T10345A3195883.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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