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Colymbetinae is a subfamily of
predaceous diving beetle The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live a ...
s in the family
Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually any freshwater habitat around the world, but a few species live ...
. There are about 11 genera and at least 130 described species in Colymbetinae.


Genera

These 11 genera belong to the subfamily Colymbetinae: * '' Anisomeria'' Brinck, 1943 i c g * '' Bunites'' Spangler, 1972 i c g * '' Carabdytes'' Balke, Hendrich and Wewalka, 1992 i c g * '' Colymbetes'' Clairville, 1806 i c g b * '' Hoperius'' Fall, 1927 i c g b * '' Meladema'' Laporte, 1835 i c g * '' Melanodytes'' Seidlitz, 1887 i c g * '' Neoscutopterus'' J. Balfour-Browne, 1943 i c g b * ''
Rhantus ''Rhantus'' is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. There are about 100 species distributed worldwide. They often live in pools and marshy habitat types.Alarie, Y., et al. (2009)Larval morphology of ''Rhantus'' Dejean, 1833 (Coleoptera: Dyt ...
'' Dejean, 1833 i c g b * ''
Rugosus ''Rugosus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur in virtually an ...
'' García, 2001 i c g * ''
Senilites ''Senilites tristanicola'' is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They occur ...
'' Brinck, 1948 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


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Further reading

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External links

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