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Hydroporus artvinensis

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Hydroporus artvinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Hydroporus
Species:
H. artvinensis
Binomial name
Hydroporus artvinensis
Fery & Köksal, 2009

Hydroporus artvinensis is a species of beetles native to the Doğu Karadeniz Dağlari in Turkey. Males of this species can be distinguished from H. toledoi, H. cagrankaya, H. lundbergi and H. sivrikaya by the shape of their aedeagi. Its pro- and mesotarsi are provided with sucker cups.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Fery, Hans, and Oemer Koeksal Erman. "Five new species of the longulus-group of Hydroporus Clairville, 1806 from north-eastern Turkey (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)." Zootaxa 2033 (2009): 1–12.

Further reading

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  • Topkara, Esat Tarık, and M. Ruşen Ustaoğlu. "Investigations on the Aquatic Coleoptera (Classis: Insecta) Fauna of some Mountain Lakes in the Eastern Black Sea Range (Turkey)."
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