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Species of beetle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
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]
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