Review of the predaceous diving beetles of the genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of Kazakhstan

The genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Kazakhstan is reviewed including diagnoses, illustrations, distributions, and natural history. An annotated checklist of the 7 species of the genus occurring in Kazakhstan is presented. They belong to the subgenus Hydaticus (s. str.) with 4...

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Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Author: Temreshev, I. I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Russian
Published: Altai State University 2018
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Online Access:http://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/4369
https://doi.org/10.14258/abs.v4i3.4369
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Summary:The genus Hydaticus Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Kazakhstan is reviewed including diagnoses, illustrations, distributions, and natural history. An annotated checklist of the 7 species of the genus occurring in Kazakhstan is presented. They belong to the subgenus Hydaticus (s. str.) with 4 species: H. aruspex Clark, 1864, H. continentalis J. Balfour-Browne, 1944, H. seminiger DeGeer, 1774, H. transversalis Pontoppidan, 1763, and to the subgenus Prodaticus Sharp, 1882 with 3 species: H. grammicus Germar, 1827, H. pictus Sharp, 1882, H. ponticus Sharp, 1882. H. aruspex and H. seminiger are recorded in Kazakhstan for the first time. Дан обзор видов жуков-плавунцов рода Hydaticus Leach, 1817 фауны Казахстана, включающий данные по их распространению, морфологии, экологии, изображения жуков. Приведен аннотированный список 7 видов рода, встречающихся в Казахстане. Подрод Hydaticus (s. str.) представлен 4 видами: H. aruspex Clark, 1864, H. continentalis J. Balfour-Browne, 1944, H. seminiger DeGeer, 1774, H. transversalis Pontoppidan, 1763, подрод Prodaticus Sharp, 1882 – 3 видами: H. grammicus Germar, 1827, H. pictus Sharp, 1882, H. ponticus Sharp, 1882. H. aruspex и H. seminiger указываются для Казахстана впервые.