Hygrotus artus

Hygrotus artus is a species of beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is known to only occur in Inyo and Mono counties, California, United States. Its common name is the Mono Lake diving beetle.^[1]

Hygrotus artus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Adephaga
Family:	Dytiscidae
Genus:	Hygrotus
Species:	H. artus
Binomial name
Hygrotus artus Fall, 1919

It was previously thought to be extinct,^[2] but recent work has shown that it is neither "extinct nor living in the alkaline Mono Lake."^[3]

References

1. Evans, A. V. and J. N. Hogue. (2006). Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press.
2. NatureServe Explorer
3. Challet, Gil; Fery, Hans (2020). "Rediscovery of Hygrotus (Leptolambus) artus (Fall, 1919), description of Hygrotus (L.) yellowstone nov.sp. and notes on other species of the genus (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Hydroporinae, Hygrotini)". Linzer Biologische Beiträge. 52 (1): 37–79.