Matinae Explained

Matinae is a subfamily of predaceous diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae. There are at least 3 genera and about 10 described species in Matinae.

Genera

These three genera belong to the subfamily Matinae:

• Allomatus Mouchamps, 1964
• Batrachomatus Clark, 1863
• Matus Aubé, 1836

Further reading

• 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: American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia. 2001. Roughley . R. E.. Larson . D. J.. Arnett . Ross H. Jr.. Thomas . Michael C.. CRC Press. Family 12: Dytiscidae. 156–186. 978-0-8493-1925-9.
• 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.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 1: Archostemata - Myxophaga - Adephaga. 2017. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-33029-0.
• Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J. L.. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 978-0665100550. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459.