''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

, including Europe, the Nearctic, the

Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...

and North Africa. It contains the following species:Dytiscidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 7 May 2012. * ''

Colymbetes aemulus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes dahuricus ''Colymbetes dahuricus'' is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water bee ...

'' Aubé, 1837 * ''

Colymbetes densus ''Colymbetes densus'' is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Colymbetes densus'': * ''Colymbetes densus densus'' LeConte, 1859 * '' ...

'' LeConte, 1859 * '' Colymbetes dolabratus'' (Paykull, 1798) * '' Colymbetes exaratus'' LeConte, 1862 * '' Colymbetes fuscus'' ( Linnaeus,

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

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Colymbetes incognitus ''Colymbetes incognitus'' is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America. References Further reading

* * Dytiscidae Articles created by Qbugbot Beetles described in 1981 {{dytiscida ...

'' Zimmerman, 1981 * '' Colymbetes koenigi'' Zaitzev, 1927 * ''

Colymbetes magnus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes mesepotamicus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes minimus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes miocaenicus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes paykulli ''Colymbetes paykulli'' is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America and the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stret ...

'' Erichson, 1837 * ''

Colymbetes piceus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes pseudostriatus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes schildknechti ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes sculptilis ''Colymbetes sculptilis'' is a species of predaceous diving beetle The Dytiscidae – based on the Greek ''dytikos'' (δυτικός), "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a Family (biology), family of water beetles. T ...

'' Harris, 1829 * ''

Colymbetes semenowi ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes striatus ''Colymbetes striatus'' is a species of beetle native to the Palearctic, including Europe. In Europe, it is only found in Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, mainland Denmark, Estonia, Finland, mainland France, ...

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Colymbetes strigatus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes substrigatus ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes tschitscherini ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Colymbetes vagans ''Colymbetes'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic, including Europe, the Nearctic, the Near East and North Africa. It contains the following species:Copelatus posticatus ''Copelatus posticatus'' is a species of diving beetle. It is part of the subfamily Copelatinae in the family Dytiscidae. It was described by Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surna ...

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''Colymbetes'' at Fauna Europaea
Dytiscidae genera {{Dytiscidae-stub