Genus of beetles
Nilssondytes
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Nilssondytes
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N. diversus
Binomial name
Nilssondytes diversus Miller, Michat, and Ferreira, 2024
Nilssondytes is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae . Following reclassification of the subfamily Cybistrinae in 2024, only a single species, Nilssondytes diversus , is included in the genus.[ 1] [ 2]
^ Miller, Kelly B.; Michat, Mariano C.; Ferreira, Nelson (2024). "Reclassification of Cybistrinae Sharp, 1880 in the Neotropical Region (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae), with description of new taxa" . ZooKeys (1188): 126–168. doi :10.3897/zookeys.1188.110081 . PMC 10790577 . PMID 38230379 .
^ Miller, Kelly B.; Michat, Mariano C.; Ferreira, Nelson (2024). "Description of Nilssondytes diversus gen. et sp. nov. from Venezuela (Coleoptera, Adephaga, Dytiscidae, Cybistrinae)" . ZooKeys (1210): 325–332. doi :10.3897/zookeys.1210.124121 . PMC 11377889 .