''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, 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. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''

Haliplus ''Haliplus'' is a genus of crawling water beetles in the family Haliplidae. There are at least 180 described species in ''Haliplus''. They are found worldwide, except for Antarctica, living among algae and aquatic vegetation at edges of ponds, ...

'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior margin of the pronotum. The genus ''Peltodytes'' contains the following species:Haliplidae Species List
at Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 10 May 2012. * ''

Peltodytes alluaudi ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Guignot, 1936 * ''

Peltodytes bradleyi ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes caesus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' (Duftschmid, 1805) * '' Peltodytes callosus'' (LeConte, 1852) * ''

Peltodytes congoensis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Zimmermann, 1924 * ''

Peltodytes coomani ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Peschet, 1923 * ''

Peltodytes darlingtoni ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes dauricus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Zimmermann, 1924 * '' Peltodytes dietrichi'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes dispersus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Roberts, 1913 * '' Peltodytes dunavani'' Young, 1961 * ''

Peltodytes duodecimpunctatus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' (Say, 1823) * '' Peltodytes edentulus'' (LeConte, 1863) * '' Peltodytes festivus'' (Wehncke, 1876) * '' Peltodytes floridensis'' Matheson, 1912 * ''

Peltodytes intermedius ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' (Sharp, 1873) * ''

Peltodytes lengi ''Peltodytes lengi'' is a species of crawling water beetle The Haliplidae are a family of water beetles that swim using an alternating motion of the legs. They are therefore clumsy in water (compared e.g. with the Dytiscidae or Hydrophilidae), ...

'' Roberts, 1913 * ''

Peltodytes litoralis ''Peltodytes litoralis'' is a species of beetle in the genus ''Peltodytes ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region enco ...

'' Matheson, 1912 * ''

Peltodytes mexicanus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' (Wehncke, 1883) * ''

Peltodytes muticus ''Peltodytes muticus'' is a species of crawling water beetle The Haliplidae are a family of water beetles that swim using an alternating motion of the legs. They are therefore clumsy in water (compared e.g. with the Dytiscidae or Hydrophilidae ...

'' (LeConte, 1863) * ''

Peltodytes nodieri ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Guignot, 1936 * ''

Peltodytes oppositus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Roberts, 1913 * ''

Peltodytes ovalis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Zimmermann, 1924 * ''

Peltodytes pedunculatus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' (Blatchley, 1910) * ''

Peltodytes pekinensis ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posterior m ...

'' Vondel, 1992 * ''

Peltodytes quadratus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus ''Haliplus'' is a genus of crawling water beetles i ...

'' Régimbart, 1895 * '' Peltodytes rotundatus'' (Aubé, 1836) * '' Peltodytes sexmaculatus'' Roberts, 1913 * '' Peltodytes shermani'' Roberts, 1913 * '' Peltodytes simplex'' (LeConte, 1852) * '' Peltodytes sinensis'' (Hope, 1845) * ''

Peltodytes speratus ''Peltodytes'' is a genus of water beetle which is native to the Nearctic, Europe, the Near East, and North Africa. ''Peltodytes'' can generally be differentiated from the similar ''Haliplus'' by the presence of a pair of spots on the posteri ...

'' Régimbart, 1906 * '' Peltodytes sumatrensis'' Régimbart, 1885 * '' Peltodytes tamaulipensis'' Young, 1964 * '' Peltodytes tortulosus'' Roberts, 1913

References

External links

''Peltodytes'' at Fauna Europaea
Haliplidae Beetles described in 1878 {{Haliplidae-stub