''Confossa'' is a genus of
water beetle
A water beetle is a generalized name for any beetle that is adapted to living in water at any point in its life cycle. Most water beetles can only live in fresh water, with a few marine species that live in the intertidal zone or littoral zone. T ...
in the family
Hydroscaphidae
The Hydroscaphidae are a small family of water beetles known commonly as skiff beetles. As of 2010, there are 23 species in the family. Several are recently described.
These beetles are small, most under in length. They are tan to brown in col ...
, discovered in 2015 and endemic to South America.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Confossa'' contains the following three species:
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Confossa falcata''
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Confossa minima''
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Confossa sculptura''
References
{{Myxophaga-stub
Taxa described in 2015
Myxophaga genera
Beetles of South America