''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

which is native to the

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

, the

Near East The Near East () is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The term was invented in the 20th ...

, and

North Africa North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region. However, it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of t ...

. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior margin of the pronotum. The genus ''Peltodytes'' contains the following species:Haliplidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 10 May 2012. * '' Peltodytes alluaudi'' Guignot, 1936 * ''

Peltodytes bradleyi ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes caesus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' (Duftschmid, 1805) * '' Peltodytes callosus'' (LeConte, 1852) * ''

Peltodytes congoensis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Zimmermann, 1924 * ''

Peltodytes coomani ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Peschet, 1923 * ''

Peltodytes darlingtoni ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes dauricus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Zimmermann, 1924 * '' Peltodytes dietrichi'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes dispersus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Roberts, 1913 * '' Peltodytes dunavani'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes duodecimpunctatus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' (Say, 1823) * '' Peltodytes edentulus'' (LeConte, 1863) * '' Peltodytes festivus'' (Wehncke, 1876) * ''

Peltodytes floridensis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Matheson, 1912 * '' Peltodytes intermedius'' (Sharp, 1873) * ''

Peltodytes lengi ''Peltodytes lengi'' is a species of crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae The Haliplidae are a family (biology), family of water beetles that swim using an alternating motion of the legs. They are therefore clumsy in water (compared ...

'' Roberts, 1913 * ''

Peltodytes litoralis ''Peltodytes litoralis'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Peltodytes ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from t ...

'' Matheson, 1912 * ''

Peltodytes mexicanus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' (Wehncke, 1883) * ''

Peltodytes muticus ''Peltodytes muticus'' is a species of crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae The Haliplidae are a family (biology), family of water beetles that swim using an alternating motion of the legs. They are therefore clumsy in water (compar ...

'' (LeConte, 1863) * ''

Peltodytes nodieri ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Guignot, 1936 * ''

Peltodytes oppositus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Roberts, 1913 * ''

Peltodytes ovalis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Zimmermann, 1924 * ''

Peltodytes pedunculatus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' (Blatchley, 1910) * ''

Peltodytes pekinensis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' Vondel, 1992 * ''

Peltodytes quadratus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Régimbart, 1895 * '' Peltodytes rotundatus'' (Aubé, 1836) * '' Peltodytes sexmaculatus'' Roberts, 1913 * '' Peltodytes shermani'' Roberts, 1913 * ''

Peltodytes simplex ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar '' Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior ...

'' (LeConte, 1852) * '' Peltodytes sinensis'' (Hope, 1845) * '' Peltodytes speratus'' Régimbart, 1906 * '' Peltodytes sumatrensis'' Régimbart, 1885 * '' Peltodytes tamaulipensis'' Young, 1964 * '' Peltodytes tortulosus'' Roberts, 1913

References

External links

''Peltodytes'' at Fauna Europaea
Haliplidae Beetles described in 1878 {{Haliplidae-stub