Fontidessus Explained

Fontidessus is a genus of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are about seven described species in Fontidessus. They are found in the Neotropics.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Fontidessus:

• Fontidessus aquarupe K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
• Fontidessus bettae K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
• Fontidessus christineae K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
• Fontidessus microphthalmus K.B. Miller & Montano, 2014
• Fontidessus ornatus K.B. Miller, 2008
• Fontidessus toboganensis K.B. Miller & Spangler, 2008
• Fontidessus wheeleri K.B. Miller, 2008

Further reading

• Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera, Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico. 2012. Bousquet . Yves. ZooKeys. 245. 1–1722. 10.3897/zookeys.245.3416. 3577090. 23431087. free. 2012ZooK..245....1B.
• Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the Nearctic Region, with emphasis on the fauna of Canada and Alaska. 2001. Larson . D. J.. Alarie . Y.. Roughley . R. E.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 94. 5. 769–770. 10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0769:PDBCDO]2.0.CO;2. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.