''Speonoterus bedosae'' is a species of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
in the family
Noteridae
Noteridae is a family of adephagan water beetles closely related to the Dytiscidae, and formerly classified with them. They are mainly distinguished by the presence of a distinctive "noterid platform" underneath, in the form of a plate between t ...
, the only species in the genus ''Speonoterus''.
[Nilsson, Anders N. (2006). ]
A World Catalogue of the Family Noteridae, or the Burrowing Water Beetles (Coleoptera, Adephaga).
University of Umea, Sweden. Retrieved on 10 May 2012.
References
Noteridae
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