''Thermonectus'' is a genus of

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in family

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. This genus is native to the

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, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, ''T. basillaris'' occurs as far north as southern

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. They inhabit a wide range of freshwater habitats with static water and are often common. They are generally about long and a few species from desert pools in North America have a distinct yellow-spotted pattern on a black background.

Species

''Thermonectus'' contains the following 20 species: * '' Thermonectus alfredi'' Griffini, 1898 * '' Thermonectus basillaris'' (Harris, 1829) * '' Thermonectus batesi'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Thermonectus circumscriptus'' (Latreille, 1809) * '' Thermonectus cuneatus'' Sharp, 1882 * ''

Thermonectus depictus ''Thermonectus'' is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. This genus is native to the New World, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, ''T. basillaris'' occurs as far north as southern Ontario, Canada. The ...

'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Thermonectus duponti'' (Aubé, 1838) * '' Thermonectus intermedius'' Crotch, 1873 * ''

Thermonectus laporti ''Thermonectus'' is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. This genus is native to the New World, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, ''T. basillaris'' occurs as far north as southern Ontario, Canada. The ...

'' (Aubé, 1838) * '' Thermonectus leprieuri'' J. Balfour-Browne, 1944 * '' Thermonectus margineguttatus'' (Aubé, 1838) * ''

Thermonectus marmoratus ''Thermonectus marmoratus'' is a relatively colorful North American species of diving beetle known by the common names sunburst diving beetle and spotted diving beetle. The behavior of this diving beetle has been compared to a scuba diver, since ...

'' (Gray, 1831) * '' Thermonectus nigrofasciatus'' (Aubé, 1838) * '' Thermonectus nobilis'' Zimmermann, 1924 * '' Thermonectus sibleyi'' Goodhue-McWilliams, 1981 * '' Thermonectus simulator'' Sharp, 1882 * '' Thermonectus succinctus'' (Aubé, 1838) * '' Thermonectus tremouillesi'' Michat & Torres, 2016 * ''

Thermonectus variegatus ''Thermonectus'' is a genus of beetle in family Dytiscidae. This genus is native to the New World, and mainly from warm temperate to tropical in distribution, but one species, ''T. basillaris'' occurs as far north as southern Ontario, Canada. The ...

'' (Laporte, 1835) * '' Thermonectus zimmermani'' Goodhue-McWilliams, 1981

References

External links

''Thermonectus'' at BugGuide.Net
Dytiscidae {{Dytiscidae-stub