Hydrovatus sinister, is a species of predaceous diving beetle found in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, Laos, Singapore and Malaysia.[1][2][3]

Hydrovatus sinister
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dytiscidae
Genus: Hydrovatus
Species:
H. sinister
Binomial name
Hydrovatus sinister
Sharp, 1890

The beetle is commonly inhabited in shallow, muddy water of open swamps, artificial ponds such as garden ponds, park ponds, quarry ponds, and slowly flowing irrigation ditches. The area is rich in rotten leaves, sedges and submerged plants.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Catalogue of the diving beetles of India and adjacent countries (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Skörvnöpparn, Umeå Supplement 3, 2012: 1-77. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  2. ^ "Hydrovatus sinister Sharp, 1890". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
  3. ^ "Insecta: Coleoptera". researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ "Diving beetles of the Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, with four new records for Thailand (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)". Spixiana 41(1):91-98. Retrieved 2021-08-07.