Ilybius

Ilybius
Ilybius quadriguttatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Ilybius
Erichson, 1832
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Ilybius is a large genus of predatory aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae. The genus is native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East, the Nearctic, and North Africa. 70 species has been described from this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Fery, Hans; Marek Przewozny (2011). "Ilybius thynias sp. n. from European Turkey (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2740: 59–67.
  2. Dytiscidae Species List Archived July 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.
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