Thermonectus
Sign in to saveThermonectus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. This genus is native to the New World, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, T. basillaris occurs as far north as southern Ontario, Canada. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats with static water and are often common. They are generally about long and a few species from desert pools in North America have a distinct yellow-spotted pattern on a black background.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyDytiscidae
Thermonectus es un género de coleópteros adéfagos de la familia Dytiscidae. Caminan, corren, vuelan, nadan y bucean gracias a su cuerpo hidrodinámico y a sus dos pares de alas, unas blandas y otras duras, entre las cuales almacenan una provisión de aire que les permite respirar bajo el agua.
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Thermonectus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae. This genus is native to the New World, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, T. basillaris occurs as far north as southern Ontario, Canada. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats with static water and are often common. They are generally about long and a few species from desert pools in North America have a distinct yellow-spotted pattern on a black background.
==Species== thumb|Thermonectus basillaris
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