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Liodessus

Liodessus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:Liodessus abjectus (Sharp, 1882) Liodessus acollensis Guignot, 1955 Liodessus affinis (Say, 1823) Liodessus andinus Guignot, 1957 Liodessus antrias Guignot, 1955 Liodessus bogotensis Guignot, 1953 Liodessus bonariensis (Steinheil, 1869) Liodessus bordoni Pederzani, 2001 Liodessus cancellosus Guignot, 1957 Liodessus cantralli (Young, 1953) Liodessus chilensis (Solier, 1849) Liodessus crassus (Sharp, 1882) Liodessus crotchi Nilsson, 2001 Liodessus deflectus Ordish, 1966 Liodessus delfini (Régimbart, 1899) Liodessus dilatatus (Régimbart, 1895) Liodessus emaciatus Guignot, 1953 Liodessus fijiensis (J.Balfour-Browne, 1944) Liodessus flavicollis (LeConte, 1855) Liodessus flavofasciatus (Steinheil, 1869) Liodessus guttatus Biström, 1988 Liodessus hobbsi (Young, 1950) Liodessus incrassatus Biström, 1988 Liodessus involucer (Brinck, 1948) Liodessus legrosi Biström, 1988 Liodessus leonensis Franciscolo & Sanfilippo, 1990 Liodessus luteopictus (Régimbart, 1897) Liodessus microscopicus (Zimmermann, 1921) Liodessus miersii (White, 1847) Liodessus noviaffinis K.B.Miller, 1998 Liodessus obscurellus (LeConte, 1852) Liodessus ophonoides Guignot, 1955 Liodessus patagonicus (Zimmermann, 1923) Liodessus plicatus (Sharp, 1882) Liodessus rhicnodes Guignot, 1955 Liodessus riveti (Peschet, 1923) Liodessus saratogae K.B.Miller, 1998 Liodessus strobeli (Steinheil, 1869) Liodessus uruguensis (Sharp, 1882)

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Tribe: Bidessini
Genus: Liodessus
Guignot, 1939

Liodessus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species:1

  • Liodessus abjectus (Sharp, 1882)
  • Liodessus acollensis Guignot, 1955
  • Liodessus affinis (Say, 1823)
  • Liodessus andinus Guignot, 1957
  • Liodessus antrias Guignot, 1955
  • Liodessus bogotensis Guignot, 1953
  • Liodessus bonariensis (Steinheil, 1869)
  • Liodessus bordoni Pederzani, 2001
  • Liodessus cancellosus Guignot, 1957
  • Liodessus cantralli (Young, 1953)
  • Liodessus chilensis (Solier, 1849)
  • Liodessus crassus (Sharp, 1882)
  • Liodessus crotchi Nilsson, 2001
  • Liodessus deflectus Ordish, 1966
  • Liodessus delfini (Régimbart, 1899)
  • Liodessus dilatatus (Régimbart, 1895)
  • Liodessus emaciatus Guignot, 1953
  • Liodessus fijiensis (J.Balfour-Browne, 1944)
  • Liodessus flavicollis (LeConte, 1855)
  • Liodessus flavofasciatus (Steinheil, 1869)
  • Liodessus guttatus Biström, 1988
  • Liodessus hobbsi (Young, 1950)
  • Liodessus incrassatus Biström, 1988
  • Liodessus involucer (Brinck, 1948)
  • Liodessus legrosi Biström, 1988
  • Liodessus leonensis Franciscolo & Sanfilippo, 1990
  • Liodessus luteopictus (Régimbart, 1897)
  • Liodessus microscopicus (Zimmermann, 1921)
  • Liodessus miersii (White, 1847)
  • Liodessus noviaffinis K.B.Miller, 1998
  • Liodessus obscurellus (LeConte, 1852)
  • Liodessus ophonoides Guignot, 1955
  • Liodessus patagonicus (Zimmermann, 1923)
  • Liodessus plicatus (Sharp, 1882)
  • Liodessus rhicnodes Guignot, 1955
  • Liodessus riveti (Peschet, 1923)
  • Liodessus saratogae K.B.Miller, 1998
  • Liodessus strobeli (Steinheil, 1869)
  • Liodessus uruguensis (Sharp, 1882)
References

References

  1. Dytiscidae Species List at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012.