Meridiorhantus calidus (Fabricius, 1792) is a animal in the Dytiscidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Meridiorhantus calidus (Fabricius, 1792)

Meridiorhantus calidus (Fabricius, 1792)

Meridiorhantus calidus is a predaceous diving beetle found in North America and the Neotropics, formerly in genus Rhantus.

Family
Genus
Meridiorhantus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Meridiorhantus calidus (Fabricius, 1792)

Meridiorhantus calidus is a species of predaceous diving beetle that belongs to the family Dytiscidae. It can be found in North America and the Neotropics. This species was previously classified under the genus Rhantus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Dytiscidae Meridiorhantus

More from Dytiscidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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