''Platydytes'' is a genus of

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 ...

s in the family

Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae, from the Ancient Greek word δυτικός (''dystikos''), meaning "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 l ...

, containing the following species:Dytiscidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012. * '' Platydytes coarctaticollis'' (Régimbart, 1894) * '' Platydytes cooperae'' Biström, 1988 * '' Platydytes incognitus'' Biström, 1988 * '' Platydytes inspectatus'' (Omer-Cooper, 1959)

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