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Matus (beetle)

Matus is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae from North America. It contains the following species:Matus bicarinatus (Say, 1823) Matus leechi Young, 1953 Matus ovatus Leech, 1941 Matus relictus Young, 1953

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Matus
Matus bicarinatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Adephaga
Family: Dytiscidae
Subfamily: Matinae
Genus: Matus
Aubé, 1836

Matus is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae from North America. It contains the following species:12

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References

  1. Nilsson, Anders N.; Hájek, Jiří (2019), A World Catalogue of the Family Dytiscidae, or the Diving Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga) (PDF), 1.I.2019
  2. Larson, David J.; Alarie, Yves; Roughley, Robert E. (2000). Predaceous diving beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. NRC Research Press. ISBN 9780660179674.