Hyphydrus loriae
Hyphydrus loriae is a species of beetles of the family Dytiscidae.
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| Species: | H. loriae |
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| Hyphydrus loriae Régimbart, 1892 | |
Description
Hyphydrus loriae can reach a length of 30–31 millimetres (1.2–1.2 in). Pronotum and elytra are blackish, while legs and antennae are reddish. These water beetles have oval, flattened and streamlined bodies adapted for aquatic life.
Distribution
This species can be found in Papua New Guinea.
References
- Catalogue of life
- Universal Biological Indexer
- Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World
- Landesmuseum
- Revision des Dytiscidae de la region Indo-Sino-Malaise
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