Hyphydrus loriae

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Hyphydrus loriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Hyphydrus
Species:
H. loriae
Binomial name
Hyphydrus loriae
Régimbart, 1892

Hyphydrus loriae is a species of beetles of the family Dytiscidae.

Description

Hyphydrus loriae can reach a length of 30–31 millimetres (1.2–1.2 in). Pronotum and elytra are blackish, while legs and antennae are reddish. These water beetles have oval, flattened and streamlined bodies adapted for aquatic life.

Distribution

This species can be found in Papua New Guinea.

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