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''Siamoporus deharvengi'' is a species of aquatic
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 ...
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 ...
, the only species in the genus ''Siamoporus''.Dytiscidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012. It is only known from a cave in the Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, and like other cave-adapted beetles it has reduced pigment, and lacks eyes and functional wings. It is typically about long. ''Siamoporus'' is a member of Hydroporini and it is not easily separated from some of the other cave-living species in this
tribe The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
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