Matinae
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Subfamily of beetles
| Matinae | |
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| Matus bicarinatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dytiscidae |
| Subfamily: | Matinae Branden, 1885 |
Matinae is a subfamily of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are at least 3 genera and about 10 described species in Matinae.[1][2][3]
Genera
These three genera belong to the subfamily Matinae:
- Allomatus Mouchamps, 1964
- Batrachomatus Clark, 1863
- Matus Aubé, 1836
References
- ↑ "Matinae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=728214. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ↑ "Matinae subfamily Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/468717. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
- ↑ Bouchard, Patrice; Bousquet, Yves; Davies, Anthony E.; Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A. et al. (2011). "Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta)". ZooKeys (88): 1–972. doi:10.3897/zookeys.88.807. ISSN 1313-2989. PMID 21594053. PMC 3088472. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4001.
Further reading
- Larson, D. J.; Alarie, Y.; Roughley, R. E. (2001). "Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 94 (5): 769–770. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0769:PDBCDO2.0.CO;2]. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250056124.
- Roughley, R. E.; Larson, D. J. (2001). "Family 12: Dytiscidae". American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. CRC Press. pp. 156–186. ISBN 978-0-8493-1925-9.
- Bousquet, Yves (2012). "Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico". ZooKeys (245): 1–1722. doi:10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. PMID 23431087. PMC 3577090. https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4003.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. Apollo Books. 2017. ISBN 978-90-04-33029-0.
- LeConte, J. L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 978-0665100550. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/85732.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4043808 entry
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